Failure of Aeroquip Brake Hose

[Barry Brown]

After the fire which took out the power steering hoses (see separate thread) I replaced both them and the damaged wiring, a tedious but not difficult job and then drove figure of 8 passes round the yard to check the sealing on the PS hoses since I have had problems getting them to seal correctly. During this test the brakes failed.

On examination I found one of the hoses to the calliper had blown. This was an Aeroquip type with the stainless braided cover and even after removal it looks fine.

My thoughts are that since a very through inspection during the MOT did not show up any impending problem should anyone who has this type of hose replace them at regular interval as would be if they were used in motorsport.

I have replaced mine with conventional rubber type which should be easier to inspect.

Barry

[Arbman Al]

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Are these the same as the Goodridge braided hoses??

Rgds.....Al

[Barry Brown]

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I believe so, though I've always known them as Aeroquip from when I used to do Hill climbs; we put them on because of the extra pressure on the brakes. I will dig them out of the waste bin and take a photo when I get back to the factory.
Barry

[V Mad]

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Barry Brown wrote:

..............On examination I found one of the hoses to the calliper had blown. This was an Aeroquip type with the stainless braided cover and even after removal it looks fine.

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Barry

Hi Barry

I dont understand; if it looks fine how do you know it was blown?

There are other brands than Goodrich, so these may have been one of those?

I would want to have the blown one fully checked to know what has happened.You could try contacting Goodrich to see if they want to get involved.