Servo vacume pipe

Alex (FTS) · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:44 pm Post subject: Servo vacume pipe

HI. Does it matter what type of pipe I use for the vacume pipe conecting the servo? Does it have to be that stiff polyurathane tube or could I use a stiffish rubber hose?

Cheers

Alex
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Alex (FTS) · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:54 pm Post subject:

Ok my friend at the hose shop has given me some lovelly pipe to use for my servo but it is only rated upto 10 bar and I have noticed other specific servo vacume ube is rated at 15 bar. Do you think my 10bar hose will be OK?

Cheers

Alex
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ElusiveStranger · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject:

Errm I could be wrong here but if it's measured in bar that's for +ve pressure, ie blowing down it

When I did my servo pipe it was bloody expensive & came from a main dealer. It has a steel spiral in it. It stops it collapsing from the vacuum.
*looks on net*
£18.50/m from Heritage
http://www.vwheritage.com/vwh/VW-Camper-Van-Parts%5CBus-Parts-1968-79%5CBrakes%5CBrake-Pipes-Servo%5C?templateID=vwh
Item 28 (well it is for mine) near the bottom
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paul_f · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject:

Thinkauto are pretty cheap for brake servo hose. Most motor factors don't keep it on a reel anymore, only in lengths of 1m.

The pipe I have used for the length of my bus didn't have a metal wire in it, but some does

http://www.thinkauto.com/acatalog/On_line_shop_Vacuum_servo_hose_129.html

ElusiveStranger · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject:

hello newbie Wink

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paul_f · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:00 pm Post subject:

Hello there! I have finally stopped lurking!

If you wanted to make it cheaper you could use 15mm microbore tube. I orginally used this, but found it too hard to bend it neatly whilst under the bus!

Alex (FTS) · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:09 pm Post subject:

Nice one guys-I wont waste my time fitting the pipe I have as it sounds like it's not the right kinda stuff. Thanks for the heads ups guys!

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richbaker78 · Teacher of Padawans Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1298

ive used car heater hose in the past with no problems. its about the correct diameter and well cheap. I will be using it again when the time comes (very soon hopefully)

pugvan · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject: pipe

how about coper pipe or plastick plumbing pipe with ruber pipe at the ends

Alex (FTS) · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject:

Got some more pipe on ebay in the end it was 15 squids inc p&p which wasnt too bad. Soooo today I plumbed in servo vacume pipe up and made some new brake lines up to link the new master cylinder in. Soooo happy days Grin

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