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Date:         Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:08:29 -0800
Reply-To:     Oxroad <oxroad@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Oxroad <oxroad@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
Comments: To: Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>
In-Reply-To:  <43398.204.108.0.11.1321472200.squirrel@webmail.northstate.net>
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Thanks Ken. On mine the plastic on the reservoir is all good. But I appreciate the tip.

Now, WHERE to find the special low pressure brake hose is the trick. Of course it's NLA at VW.

Jeff

On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote:

> Jeff, > Just last week I suspected this hose on my DOKA. Turns out the plastic > connector at the master cylinder had a crack in it. I replaced it with a > barbed connector with a ninety degree bend in it. This greatly reduced the > stress on it as compared to the straight OEM piece. > > Ken > > > > On Tue, November 15, 2011 6:56 pm, Oxroad wrote: > > Hi Folks. > > > > I need the fabric coated rubber hose that runs between the brake cylinder > > reservoir and the CLUTCH master cylinder for my 83.5 Westfalia. > > > > My ETKA is acting funny but it looks like the part is N 900 807 01 "hose > > for hydraulic clutch operation" which is NLA from VW. > > > > Is there an alternative out there? Is it simply 8mm fuel line? Here's the > > kicker, the rubber hose under the fabric coating appears to be blue in > > color which is what has me suspect. > > > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > 83.5 Westy > > LA,CA > > > > > > > >


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