[urq] Slave cylinder hose...

[Jim Haseltine]

That hose was GBP37.22 (CAN$ 73) when I bought one back in 2005. The 
fittings on the hose are M12x1 - not usual on passenger cars, more likely to 
be found on commercial vehicles.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <laraa at sympatico.ca>
To: "Urq" <urq at audifans.com>; "Quattro at Audifans. Com" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:46 PM
Subject: [urq] Slave cylinder hose...


> Is there a cheaper alternative to OEM for the above ? My friendly Audi
> dealer wants 88$ for 431 721 465, which is common to all type 85, 81, 43 
> and
> 44 cars.
>
> Not that I am cheap, but is there another source ? Or another brake hose
> that would fit ?
>
> We pulled the engine/transmission/subframe from under the car last night,
> but the new one is not in yet. It was relatively easy, as Martin P said,
> since the head was off. The highest point of the engine was the dipstick
> tube, which cleared the front valance by 1/4 in. The engine was resting on 
> a
> floor jack.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Louis-Alain
> 1983 urQ
>
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