My VW Service Manager at the local dealership tells me that the AC hoses I need have been discontinued by VW and cannot be obtained. All the salvage yards tell me they toss all such hoses when harvesting the AC compressors. No luck finding them so far. Does anyone have a suggestion? Russell O

A good AC specialty shop can make up hoses from bulk. Sometimes they can reuse the fittings and metal sections by replacing the rubber hose only. On a few old imports it has been necessary to weld up fittings. I repaired an old Mini-Wini that required a great deal of costly re-engineering.

Rod, thanks for replying. However, it’s not the rubber part of the hose that is the problem. It will not seat properly into the compressor. There is a bracket that presses both hoses into place with a bolt in the middle. The bracket is permanently attached to one of the hoses but is open on one …

If all that is needed is a bracket a machine shop could replicate one from the old one. Will not be cheap but may be all you can do.

The Eurovan is still at the VW dealership but your suggestion is good. I think I will get the technician to take the hoses off and I will see if I can find a machine shop that will tackle the project. Thanks.

You might consider taking the hoses to a diesel truck repair shop. They have the press and attachments to crimp ferrules on various types of high pressure hoses. I had an oddball A/C hose some years ago and I seem to remember they only charged me 10 bucks for the ferrules and to crimp them onto my …

Good suggestion; thanks. I can use a cheap fix about now. This Eurovan has been milking me big time over the past couple of years.

O rings were once as common as table salt but these days there seems to be a special class of O-rings for each system for each manufacturer and they change from year to year. The O-rings for a late model VW may not have the same cross section diameter or shape or density to seal your fittings. Your …

have you googled for this a/c hose? There are several hits but am not sure what would fit on your compressor.

I wonder if it’s a bracket problem, or a sealing problem. It could well be that the seat for the o-ring is damaged or corroded, either in the compressor or on the hose end.

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The most infamous O rings were made by Morton Thiokol (which also makes TABLE SALT), and caused the Shuttle disaster.

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