Brake Booster hose - I've fallen at the last hurdle...

Add a lubricant like soap and use a long pair of needle nose piers. And hold your tongue in the right position.

 

Put the nose of the pliers about 1 or more inches away from the fitting. Also try not to bite your tongue.

 

Why not remove the banjo fitting?
Get a hose clamp on there too or you'll get a nice backfire when you brake.

 

looks like you are using the superformance hose correct? brutally overkill of a hose.

 

Slip a hose clamp on first. Get the hose out where you can grab it, and force it onto a conical section to flare it slightly. Lubricate with silicone. Clamp up the hose clamp about 3" back so it grips the hose. Tie a loop of cord around the hose behind the hose clamp, and run this out in line, so you can apply traction, while guiding the hose with your free hand from behind.

 

Andy I used the same hose what I meant by overkill is the way it's designed it's so damn stiff,and has the steel braid wrapped with the nylonish cloth, that once it is over the nipple,it seems to me it will be difficult to compress with the clamp just past the larger portion of the nipple. I hope it seals when clamped. I installed the same hose last year but still haven't driven the car. I understand about the 40 yr old hoses. I replaced all of mine this year. What bugs me is how we order stuff that says its for the car , but really it's only the size of a hose or weather stripping or whatever,that is correct. Not the look or the construction. Yes that hose will outlast the original by another 40 yrs. but let's give Ferrari credit for the hoses they used. They lasted this long and are just getting close to faluire. And yes I understand about the while your In There and maintenance. And I agree that certain things should be original looking and other things not.

 

I suspect they went a bit over the top, fearing, that it could collapse under vacuum.
On other other cars I have seen vacuum hoses with unusual thick walls, which are also hard to install onto their fittings.
But better having some trouble while installing, than a collapsing vacuum hose.

Best Regards
Martin

 

Uhhh...loosen the booster nuts and give yourself some wiggle room

 

Let us know how it goes

 

There are ultra long long nose pliers that have loops in the end of the noses for different hose sizes. Grasp the hose in the plier loop and shove it on after lubricating it.

 

Heat the end of the hose up with a hot air gun.

That type of hose does not look like vacuum hose though, looks more like standard steel reinforced nylon braided hose. Probably do the job but will be more rigid than proper vac hose.

 

Warm the hose up some lub and a strong push it's doable a little grease on the steel tubing also will help but put the clamp on the hose first. If you need to get the booster out it's a pig of a job as you need to work upside down in the footwell inside. Well you do on a gt4.

 

Just did this with absostone a couple months ago on both our cars. Easy:

1) clear out the inside of the hose end of any debris, if you trimmed that end to size. Even the smallest rubber shavings can make it bind.

2) put a healthy dab of grease on your finger and wipe it around the inside of the hose, and on the booster nipple.

After dabbing in the grease, clean off your hands and grip with your dear life to shove it on.

Respectfully, I disagree with loosening any surrounding nuts or bolts; can be done without, and clearance isn't the greatest for tightening things back. Also, you still have to jam the hose onto the nipple, and don't want anything else giving
way or rattling around while you tug.

 

Removing the banjo fitting is one bolt and allows a much better angle of "attack." It also allows the fitting to be twisted while inserting. A rap or two with a rubber mallet helps too.
Just my experience.

 

Lets take it for a spin! hopefully that translates in British!

 

youre not the only one that's a good while off. My car is all over the neighborhood