[V8] Power Steering pump / Hydraulic hoses question

[Karl K]

Its the hose closest to the front of the car. It looks like it attaches
somewhere up front. I am assuming it is going to the pump.

It is not overly leaking, more seeping than anything else. But I want to
take care of it ASAP before it turns into something major.

I will try with a new clamp and see what happens.

Thanks for all your help,

Karl K
'91 V8 Pearl



-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Rose [mailto:pjrose at frontiernet.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:35 AM
To: Kneale Brownson
Cc: Karl K; v8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] Power Steering pump / Hydraulic hoses question


At 11:09 PM -0500 11/22/03, Kneale Brownson wrote:
>Before you purchase a tank and/or hose, try removing the nonadjustable
>bands that hold the hoses onto the tank nipples and replacing them with
>hose clamps you can tighten down better.  The hoses tend to shrink with age
>and the OEM bands then allow them to leak.

I assume Karl was refering to the large hose that returns fluid to
the pump? I agree with Kneale's advice--as the first course of action
to solve that problem. However it's possible that the end of the old
hose (underneath the clamp) is quite hardened with age, so clamp
tightening might not help. If so, you may need to trim the hose back
an inch or so (to the extent possible) in order to reach an area with
more compressibility. Finally, many have had success "rebuilding"
this hose at a good hydraulic shop, where they can crimp your old
banjo fitting to a new length of rubber hose. However, when I did
this I ended up paying very nearly the discount price of an Audi oem
replacement hose, so if rebuilding the hose--get a guaranteed price
(rather than an hourly rate).

Phil
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Phil Rose
Rochester, NY
mailto:pjrose at frontiernet.net