Re: 115 Spider clutch hose

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill,

Could there be a constriction creating a high pressure point?  If so,
replacements may fail as well.

Don
----- Original Message -----
From: Bain, Bill <Bill.Bain@domain.elided>
To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 3:32 PM
Subject: 115 Spider clutch hose


> This is getting old --
>
> While I was underneath the Spider, I decided to check the clutch hose,
> although it's less than a year old.  Sure enough, there's a "bubble" in
> the flexible part, same as the previous 3 hoses I've put on in the last
> 2 years.  The hose appears to be weak right where the end that threads
> into the hard line is crimped on.  I've tried one from Centerline, one
> from IAP and one from Alfa and they've all failed in the same spot.  I
> think I asked before, but does anyone make a SS braided hose (similar to
> brake lines) for the clutch hose.  This is getting to be a pain in the
> rump to replace twice a year.
>
> Bill Bain
> AROC Atlanta
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