The van in question is right here in Olympia, and the simple fact is, vans
and their undercarriage peripherals just don't rust here in the PNW like
they do back east and up north.  This has to be an abrasive wear-through,
versus a standard rust-through.

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Frank, I do think so. The picture is quite clear, and so is the
> owner's description, the pipe was worn away. Of course a rubber
> covered cable can wear away a steel line. Think about it, road grit as
> the abrasive between the 2 rubbing surfaces.
>
> Did you think about that?
>
> alistair
>
>
>
> On 8-Jun-11, at 2:30 AM, Frank Condelli wrote:
>
>        Well, there's a novel idea !  A plastic covered cable wearing
>> through a metal line !  I don't think so.  Those metal power
>> steering lines are just simply rusting away !  Replace them with my
>> hoses > www.frankcondelli.com/hose.htm
>>
>>
>> On 2011-06-07, at 4:42 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>>
>>  IrideWheelies posted some interesting pics on the Samba showing how
>>> his E brake had rubbed the high pressure PS line enough to cause a
>>> leak.
>>>
>>> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=467515
>>>
>>
>>

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Casey