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Subject:Re: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
From:Kenneth Lewis
Date:Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:36:40 -0500

Jeff,
Just last week I suspected this hose on my DOKA. Turns out the plastic
connector at the master cylinder had a crack in it. I replaced it with a
barbed connector with a ninety degree bend in it. This greatly reduced the
stress on it as compared to the straight OEM piece.

Ken

On Tue, November 15, 2011 6:56 pm, Oxroad wrote:
> Hi Folks.
>
> I need the fabric coated rubber hose that runs between the brake cylinder
> reservoir and the CLUTCH master cylinder for my 83.5 Westfalia.
>
> My ETKA is acting funny but it looks like the part is N 900 807 01 "hose
> for hydraulic clutch operation" which is NLA from VW.
>
> Is there an alternative out there? Is it simply 8mm fuel line? Here's the
> kicker, the rubber hose under the fabric coating appears to be blue in
> color which is what has me suspect.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
>
>