[s-cars] BRAKE pressure hose

[Steve Mills]

Tom-

Corrections or outright dissent is cheerfully welcomed. I wasn't aware of a
restrictor in the J hose, and had at least 2 rebuilt without one with no ill
effects, but I've been wrong before fairly often ;-)

A missing restrictor in the rack high pressure hose has been know to cause
noisy operation. I got mine rebuilt locally for ~$100, so it was a
significant savings. Having to go back twice the first time they did a brake
high pressure hose eroded a lot of the benefit, but they know what they're
doing now.

Steve

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> I changed the subject line again since the brake hose is the issue here.
> I hate to dissent publicly, Steve, but the "J" hose indeed does have a
> restrictor in the
> flexible hose.  HOH machines the upper hard line connection and places it
> there during
> repair since the replacement hose is slightly larger and will not keep it
> in place.
>
> There have been a significant number of power steering hoses rebuilt at HOH
> that did
> not perform well, causing pulsing in the rack that is felt in the wheel.
>  They have recognized
> the problem but don't have a fix.  They do retain the restrictor in the
> repair.  That hose had
> been selling for ~ $200, so it was not a good bet.  I think I would still
> opt for new at $270.
>
> Tom
>
> On Wednesday  May 12, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Steve Mills <s.b.mills at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>  Spokane House of Hose has a good track record rebuilding either. The
>> pump-to-rack hose has a restrictor- the pump-to-bomb (or "J" hose)
>> doesn't.
>> The only thing critical with redoing the J hose is getting the length as
>> close as possible to stock- I had a local shop first rebuilt it too short,
>> and then too long. Those fine thread banjo bolts are hard enough to start
>> on
>> a good day, but if you're fighting the hose too you're doomed.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net
>> >wrote:
>>
>>  Well, you may remember that one of them had to be replaced last Winter
>>> after
>>> the kid kept cranking the wheel around to lock all the time when he was
>>> driving the S6 to school last year.  The rack started leaking at the same
>>> time and was replaced in the Spring.  So yesterday heading home, the
>>> moaning
>>> starts and  I emptied my spare can of 11S liquid moola to make it home
>>> and
>>> to the mechanic...and it was almost all gone by the time I got there.
>>> Turns
>>> out it's the other high $$$ high pressure hose.  This one doesn't seem to
>>> show up on the genuineaudiparts.com blow up, strangely enough.
>>>  According
>>> to
>>> the stealer, the p/n is 4A 061 2065.  When I do a p/n search under '95
>>> S6,
>>> it doesn't come up, but if I do it under the general Audi search, it
>>> does...all $420 list/$345 discounted of it.  Tried the local hydraulic
>>> places when the other one blew and no one would touch the Audi lines, I
>>> think because of the restrictor in the line, and this one has one as
>>> well.
>>> Anyone got a source close to Houston, or barring that, one that is
>>> experienced in this anywhere that can save me a couple hundred bucks?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>
>
>