[s-cars] J Hose

[Tom Green]

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HOH is the rebuilder of choice for the "J" hose as they have over 10  
years experience with repairing this hose and do it right.  If you  
understand the issues with rebuilding the hose and can actively  
participate with a local hose shop, it can be done there.

I have #15 and #16 hose repair jobs by HOH presently enroute to me, so  
I will have an available hose in a few days.    I don't sell hoses.   
My routine has been to loan
my hose out with the recipient then having their hose repaired and  
returned to me as replacement.  This service has been running me  
between $108 and $110 when I ship them a hose.  The repair itself has  
been pretty steady at $87.34.  So I am open to a direct swap and I  
will handle the repair for $110 +shipping cost for my hose to you and  
you ship your hose to me at your cost.  Or the original way of I ship  
my hose to you and you take care of getting a repaired hose sent to me  
in replacement + pay for the shipping cost to send my hose to you.

The "J" hose is a power brake hose.  The power steering hose is a  
completely different matter.  A new hose is less expensive but not by  
much, but the repair, whether by a local shop or HOH is less of a slam- 
dunk.  In fact, maybe 20% result in unusable hoses that cause pulsing  
and jerking in the steering.  Since both hose are of a similar age, it  
is something to think about for developing a plan.

This is also a time to inspect the hydraulic system and clean up any  
mess from leaks as well as fix all the little seepage, and evaluate  
the cleanliness of the system inside.  Flush the old fluid and add a  
3/8" magnefine filter to the return line to keep the new fluid  
sparkling clean.

Email me directly if interested.

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN

On Thursday July 26, 2012, at 6:27 PM, "Andy Schor"  
<walbum1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> I finally got a chace to look into the P/S leak in my ~new to me  
> '95.5 S6 Avant.  As I had already guessed it is indeed the j-hose.   
> Is this the hose typically rebuilt by Spokane House of Hose or might  
> a local hydraulic place be able to do it?
>
> Anybody out there have an extra?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy Schor
> Pittsburgh