[s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 44, Issue 42

[Azeem Elahi]

Abe,
   You mentioned groaning steering and it's something I've experienced with
my new to me '95 S6.  Under load, turning right or left, I'll get a loud
vibration through to the steering wheel.  With the car on jacks, the
vibration/groaning disappears.  Is this something that can be fixed with a
replaced J hose?
-Azeem



On 6/21/07, s-car-list-request at audifans.com <s-car-list-request at audifans.com>
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> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:36:46 -0400
> From: "Abe Berman" <yellowcuda at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hydraulic "J" hose leaking
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Cc: Keith Franchetti <skidfranc at gmail.com>
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> Paul,
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> There must be something going around in VT, I just blew my J-Hose this
> week as well.  Posto recommended www.pirtekusa.com for rebuilds,
> others have gone with Spokane HOH, but have lost their restrictor so
> now experience the groaning steering.  Did you go to Charlebois in
> Burlington?  My buddy needs one done for one of his 200 20v's, want to
> do a group shipment somewhere?
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> Abe Berman
> Burlington, VT
> 93 S4 176k
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> de-lurking here....
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> Yup, I blew the J-hose last night - the one from the hydraulic pump to
> the accumulator.   Yup, it's the part that's $558 at the local dealer
> here in Vermont.  ECS shows it at just $495.  Haven't seen it anywhere
> else.
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> It looks like a straight forward fix, and I suspect that I'll need to
> also replace any washers/o-rings as a part of it.  I checked with a
> local place that rebuilds hydraulic hoses, but he doesn't think that
> he has the stock and fittings on hand for this application -
> apparently he's been asked to do this before, and discovered this
> needs to be a hose of 2500 PSI working pressue, and he doesn't have
> the stock on hand to do that.
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> The next alternative is sending it out to Spokane's House of Hose (as
> I've researched in the archives, many folks point to them with good
> results).  Anyone have an idea as to the cost?  Anything else I should
> address while I'm fixing the hose?
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> Thanks all,
> Paul
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> 95.5 S6A
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