[Vwdiesel] OT - Hydraulic hose (fwd)

[mikitka]

Val,

Did you find this online.  http://www.owensresearch.com/

We have a shop here that has this. They can make most anything if you have
the old part in hand.
Nick

 
> 

Thanks for all the replies.  Here's the deal.  THis stuff is NOT reinforced,
except perhaps by some nylon weave (like a radiator hose).  It slips over
a straightl inlet pipe from the transmission sump, and connects to an
identical diameter pipe from the pump inlet.  There is a couple of inches
of vac on it, to draw the hydraulic/transmission fluid up to the pump.

It's a straight hose, without any fittings.

A hydraulic shop GAVE me a section of their hose, which had the right
ID. Steel reinforced, 11mm thick walls.  Probably the stuff you'd see 
on a very large escavator.  If I use that, I think I'll run into two 
problems: 
	a. It will be stiff enough to potentially cause stress and 
	damage to the components it connects to (like the pump intake
	manifold).
	b. It's so stiff and rigid that standard hose clamps will not
	provide a secure connection to the smooth pipe it connects to.

I just need hydraulic oil rated radiator hose.  Can't find it.  Tractor
places, hydralic places, car parts places, I even tried the local 
scientific supply house.  One of you wrote with the suggestion of 
NAPA.  Third place I tried.  If I could even identify a potential 
supplier, it would help.

Thanks.

Val

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