I had the same problem on a rear brake: The hose (which was original, as far
as I could tell)
had apparently swelled shut, and only a tiny trickle of fluid managed to
make it way through it. From the outside, the hose looked fine.
I replaced both rear hoses with stock OEM ones.
I don't really see the point of using fancy braided hoses. Go look at the
late-model
car you normally drive. Does it have braided hoses? If not, why aren't you
considering
changing its hoses to braided ones? After all, you probably drive it a lot more
than your Spit...
Also, I wouldn't assume that the SS hoses are better-made than the brand-name
OEM ones.
Maybe they are, but may they aren't.
That pretty SS could have some thin, cheap rubber or plastic (which actually
contains
the fluid) beneath it.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 04:57 AM 9/24/2003 +0000, David Mayer wrote:
>Good day all,
> I started bleeding my brakes this afternoon and got stuck on the read
>driver's side brake. the fluid was getting to the rubber hose and stopping.
>Something was blocking it. I took it all apart, attempted to clear the hose
>but it still is not working. So i am thinking i may as well go with Stainless
>Steel braided hoses all around. Is this a good idea? Or are the standard OEM
>hoses just fine? I figure, if i get the SS i won't really have to worry about
>them any time soon, or as long as i own the car. Are they worth the extra
>bills?
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