[s-cars] [urq] Audi brake booster "J" hose

[Tom Green]

Point taken, Dennis.  I needn't be so critical of someone reaching out  
who has problems.  I am the list guy that says "I told you so",
because so many will ignore a small drip from the bottom of the hose  
until it soaks the insulator, requires a few top-off hydraulic fluid
additions (the $21/L or more is the attention getter), and makes a  
horrible mess that includes softening the suspension bushings
before action is taken.  Then, the leak becomes too large to ignore  
and the cost of the replacement hose that had been mentioned on
the list several times brings forth a real crisis.  I am not implying  
that this happened to you-It is just why I encourage listers to face the
problem right away.

In this was the idea that there are some in the Denver area who have  
had local fixes that they were pleased with.  You just need to be
selective.

The bad experiences usually start with the repairman cutting the foam  
insulator off and then saying, "What, you wanted to reuse that oil
soaked thing?", or, "You can't come in the shop-insurance rules", or  
"I've been doing this for xx years, and don't need any amateur advice",
but you are too far into it to back out now.  : )  Now, the guy has  
destroyed the core you needed to get a proper repair done, which really
adds insult to an already bad situation.  That is the thing I don't  
want to see you experience.

Fixes:  Brad Larson has a used hose for sale in the audifans  
marketplace.  I have a spare I keep that has been repaired by HOH that  
I would
work out a quick swap.  I assume you have already removed the hose to  
check on the repair and now have the car disabled.  Jeff Schroeder
had a local repair done somewhere in the area that he liked.

That is indeed the HOH address.  Jody runs the custom repair shop and  
probably had his hands on a few of the 12 hoses I have had repaired
there.  I got in this circle of swapping my hose to listers who became  
aware that I had a ready hose and could wait for their hose to be  
repaired
for replacement-no other connection.

Repairs there are running around $85 plus shipping costs.  You should  
call to make arrangements, but they do next day repair service on
all these jobs.  It is the shipping that takes the time or big bucks.

Let me know if I can be of help.

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN

On Apr 24, 2012, at 8:34 AM, dgraber460 at aol.com wrote:

> Not intending to start an engine oil type thread, just wasn't sure  
> the name of the company in the Pacific NW. Wasn't sure if they were  
> in Oregon, WA, or where.
> Is this the correct business;
>
> House Of Hose
> 5520 E. Sprague Ave.
> Spokane, WA 99212
> sales at spokanehose.com
> 1-800-541-6351
>
> I wouldn't have looked locally except for the fact that my other car  
> (the URQ) gas tank is giving me grief, and a quick turnaround would  
> have been very helpful.
> Dennis
> Denver
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>
> To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 7:59 pm
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] [urq] Audi brake booster "J" hose
>
> I must be missing an essential portion of this exchange, but if this
> is about the Urs4 power brake "J" hose that provides hydraulic service
> to the brake accumulator (bomb), then you are at the mercy of the
> individual franchise owner for what work can be performed.  I am
> certain that over the years there are some owners that have received
> satisfactory rebuild service from some local hose shops in the Denver
> area and perhaps an equal number whose repaired hose was not the
> best.    Maybe you will find a good one, maybe not.
>
> You can talk this thing to death, but why?  You can be sure that
> several hundred satisfactory repairs at HOH by the same team that is
> on the job now will insure that the job is done right.
>
> I'm sure you have researched the option to purchase a new hose.
>
>
> Tom '95 S6
>           '95.5 S6 avant
> Knoxville, TN
>
> On Monday April 23, 2012, at 2:43 PM,Dennis Graber
> <dgraber460 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Stopped by a Pirtek not far from my house this AM. He said he could
> > rebuild it but the restrictor is not re-usable. He has rebuilt some
> > with out the restrictor and the customers related the "moan", and or
> > "chatter".
> > What other options might there be for the hose from the pump to the
> > bomb on a 95 S6?
> >
> >
> >
> > Dennis
> > Denver
>
>
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