Plastic hose from Vacuum pump to Brake Booster

[marybeth]

During a minor repair (84 300D) I managed to snap off the two nipples on the plastic hard line that connects the Vacuum Pump to Brake booster (Ever Project becomes a project...)

So now manual shutoff of car and other "fun" vacuum related issues.

Three questions-what is that part called? Is the plastic line something that can be bought? Anyone have one off a old car I can buy...?

[mach4]

Google is your friend...

[marybeth]

u ROCK mach4

[Diesel911]

Originally Posted by marybeth

During a minor repair (84 300D) I managed to snap off the two nipples on the plastic hard line that connects the Vacuum Pump to Brake booster (Ever Project becomes a project...)

So now manual shutoff of car and other "fun" vacuum related issues.

Three questions-what is that part called? Is the plastic line something that can be bought? Anyone have one off a old car I can buy...?

An old one from another car is likely to also be brittle.

I broke one of my Vacuum Line Nipples off the first time I changed Oil. All I did was lean a bit on the Vacuum Line.

[97 SL320]

Or I'd just save the metal ends replace with rubber vacuum / fuel line / vapor / power steering return hose used by most cars.

[mach4]

Originally Posted by 97 SL320

Or I'd just save the metal ends replace with rubber vacuum / fuel line / vapor / power steering return hose used by most cars.

You can do that, but only if the nipples on the plastic fitting are intact - that's what I did, but I got a decent fitting at the junk yard. It's very tricky to get that fitting free of the hard nylon tube. You have to CAREFULLY cut the nylon so you can remove it without damaging the fitting....or breaking the nipples in the process.

[97 SL320]

I'm pretty sure that 90's cars had steel ends but I don't know if the are the same thread as the 80's cars.

Also, I'd expect the threads to be some sort of Euro standard. Anyone want to have a look here and ID the fittings for future generations?

http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/v/vspfiles/downloadables/thread_guide.pdf

[BillGrissom]

Appears prices have dropped. I recall $70 a few years ago when one broke off, so I epoxied a copper stub in there. Like post #5, it will never be hopeless since just a plumbing design. The check valves make it harder, but you can buy those alone, meant for vac boosters.

[Stretch]

Originally Posted by BillGrissom

Appears prices have dropped. I recall $70 a few years ago when one broke off, so I epoxied a copper stub in there. Like post #5, it will never be hopeless since just a plumbing design. The check valves make it harder, but you can buy those alone, meant for vac boosters.

Yeah indeed - it wasn't that long ago when you could only get that part at the dealership over here - boy was that painful...