Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (January 2016, week 3)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:54:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Power steering
Comments: To: John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>

The hose construction and the weird stuff inside work as a system to
dampen the hydraulic pulses from the pump.  If you just replace the rubber
hose with a high pressure hydraulic hose and keep the insides it will
scream like a banshee (been there, done that).  The hose must have the
proper resilience to adsorb the pressure pulses and the tube inside must
act like the internals of an exhaust muffler.  I have no idea what the
single crimped band half way down the hose does.


I suggest buying a new hose (search 251422893C to find at least one
supplier that claims to have them for $281 (Ouch!)) or buy a replacement
from a trusted list vendor that will back up their claim of acceptable
noise reduction.
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.