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

[Abe Berman]

Azeem, there is a restrictor in the j-hose from the factory that acts
as a noise dampener, if it was rebuilt and that was taken out, you got
the groans...  I don't know of any way to tell whether its in there or
not.

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On 6/21/07, Azeem Elahi <azeem.elahi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> > wrote:
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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,
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > Abe Berman
> > Burlington, VT
> > 93 S4 176k
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > de-lurking here....
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > Thanks all,
> > Paul
> >
> > 95.5 S6A
> >
> >
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