[s-cars] j hose starting to leak

[JC]

Actually Tom for a n00b without prior turbo-Audi
hydraulic-accumulator-aka-bomb system experience, it might be a fair
question. While I'm 100% with you that personally I cannot stand having a
significant failing part on my cars at any given time, for a lot of cars hey
a little power steering leak might not be a big thing and maybe it could
wait...

BUT, Steve just to reiterate Tom's point - the brakes-without-power thing is
a MAJOR DEAL here.

You can even try this out if you park the car on an incline with nothing in
the way (steep sloped empty parking lot or driveway ideal). Park the car at
the top of the hill pointing down. Turn off the engine. Pump the brake pedal
over and over, maybe work the steering wheel back and forth a bit too.
Repeat until the pedal 'goes dead'. Now release the handbrake, let the car
get rolling head of steam and see how hard it is to stop with the engine off
and no hydraulic booster.  Not fun.  Better hope your quads are strong and
your emergency brake works real good. Might want to fit a dragster parachute
just in case.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Tom Green
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 10:11 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] j hose starting to leak
>
> Steve,
>
> My first thought was to write "where do we find these idiots?
>  Who could ask this list if it is ok to just let my car
> leak?"  "I hope it leaks all over your father-in-laws new
> concrete driveway."
>
> But, I see this is an honest question so I will stifle that
> impulse.  : > )
>
> You will find that the mess made by leaking hydraulic fluid
> will far exceed any gain from putting it off.  This fluid
> will soften every hose and bushing it touches and will reach
> the rear differential with only a surprisingly small leak.
> It's just a hose with two ends; how hard can this be?  It
> also sounds like you aren't going to get your hands dirty on
> this, so why not just call Carl Hatcher at Carl's Foreign Car
> Service and have him take care of it.
> He can probably arrange a rebuilt hose, maybe even from the
> list favorite, Spokane Hose.  You don't want to buy a new hose.
>
> If you don't know Carl, he hosts the UrS cars get-together in
> August, so owns s-cars.
>
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EDSLQIYPEDLSW&inviteId=LMUXLLPULOTTTKNQLXRK&showPreview=false&x=> 539696703
>
> It usually does not go total blowout, but it can leak a lot
> of fluid.
> Isn't this
> the stuff that provides power steering and brake boost?  You
> should try the brakes without any boost sometime if you don't
> think it's important.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 16:13:00 -0700
> > From: "Steve Voit" <stevevoit at comcast.net>
> > Subject: [s-cars] J hose starting to leak
> > To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Message-ID: <003d01cb004d$a6591990$f30b4cb0$@net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > Hi S-Heads:
> >
> > My 95.5 (120k mi) S6 is starting to experience a leak from the 'J
> > hose' on the high pressure hydraulic circuit.  My question
> is this:
> > is this an urgent repair, or can I watch it and take care
> of it in the
> > next few months?
> > Is the failure mode a catastrophic leak?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve V
> >
> > Seattle
>
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