<5k> Rear brake hoses for '85

["Richard Klein" <rklein@cris.com>]

Recently my 5000 broke it's right rear brake tube at the wheel 
cylinder.  It turned out that this'd been caused by a previous owner 
installing a rubber brake hose (the one that goes from the underside 
of the body to the axle) that was too short to reach the axle.  This 
placed undue stress on the steel tube between it and the wheel 
cylinder.

I had my local parts store (Autoworks) special order a new hose for 
me.  When I got it home and opened the box (a Wagner part, FWIW) I 
found that the new hose was identical to the old one; too short.

My next move was to call Imparts (see parts_ven in the archives).  It 
turns out that Audi switched hoses in the middle of the '85 model 
year.  This was my first time doing business with Imparts, and they 
sent me the correct part (Beck Arnley, FWIW) quickly and at a 
reasonable price (roughly the same as Autoworks, anyhow).  If your 
parts supplier doesn't ask you for your chassis number, you may want 
to get this part from a different source.

This was a FWD '85 5ks with rear drum brakes - I don't know if it 
would apply to a 5k with rear discs and/or a Quattro...


   -Rich

   '85 Audi 5000s   '72 Suzuki GT380
   '85 El Camino SS '73 Suzuki GT550 in pieces

    in beautiful Bay City, Michigan "Unity in adversity"