[s-cars] Hydraulic "J" hose leaking

[Tom Green]

Whoa there, folks.  Before anymore misinformation gets out there,  
let's under-
stand that the "J" hose of this subject is a brake pressure hose, not  
a steering
hose, and thus will not cause groaning of the steering rack and  
pump.  HOH
will always put this restrictor in one end of the line when doing the  
repair, and
with swivel ends it will always fit without twisting the flexible  
part of the hose.

There are screens in the banjo bolts for most of the hydraulic hoses,  
so you
need to make sure they are clean.  The old fluid turns black from  
deterioration
of the hoses and will eventually block these screens and the  
reservoir filter.
Since both the steering and brake boost get pressure from the same pump,
both need to be clean.

The steering hose is only around $250, so the savings of a hose  
repair are
much less than the infamous "J" hose.

Tom

>> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:36:46 -0400
> From: "Abe Berman" <yellowcuda at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hydraulic "J" hose leaking
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> 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