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Testing Your Brake Hoses
The best method to test hoses is to have:
  1. The engine running for maximum boost.
  2. Have somebody pumping the brake pedal while somebody is inspecting the brake hoses.
  3. A torch to ensure plenty of light.
Brake hoses are inspected by visal inspection and feeling the hoses.

Visual Inspection   Feeling the Hose
  1. Cracks in the outer ‘skin’ of the hose. Hoses may need to be bent for this test
  2. Blisters or Bubbles in the hose.
  3. Chafe marks from where it has been rubbing against something.
  4. Any wet marks where a hose is starting to leak.
  5. Any obvious bulging or expansion of the hose.
  6. Loose hose mounts or twisted hoses.
  
  1. Hard and stiff hoses
  2. Expansion – this should be hardly noticeable.
  3. Soft and weak hoses.
 

  1. Low or Spongy pedal. This problem is usually associated with a hose that is old, soft and weak which allows the hose to expand under pressure.
  2. Pulling to one side. Usually caused by one of the front hoses being blocked or restricted.
  3. Brake Drag. Can be caused by a restricted hose or hoses.
  4. Intermittent Brake Problem. This problem can be caused by a hose with an internal fracture creating a one-way check valve effect.
 
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