Dealing with extraction pump hoses.

[dlundblad]

For hand pumps, vacuum pumps, etc.

How do you guys clean and store them? So far, the best I have is to just drain them (as good as possible), wipe them down and put them in a large zip lock bag.

 

[larryinnewyork]

I use plastic bags also.
Label each bag so you know what fluid it's for (different lengths/diameters)
I then store in a plastic box under my workbench.

I like to use the 'yellow' Tygon Tubing.
Stays more flexible than the regular clear tubing.
* Ordered thru McMaster.com

 

[SIXSPEED]

I use large zip lock bags too; they are pretty durable, even after many years of storage.

 

[Joel_MD]

For my Mightyvac brake bleeder, after using it I drain the waste out of the reservoir, then put it back together and suck a couple ounces of 91% isopropyl alcohol through the hose. Then I dismantle the device, swish the alcohol around in the reservoir and dump it out. I wipe down the outside of the hose, and any remaining alcohol in the hose will evaporate. I store the hose in the original box that the brake bleeder came in.

For the little hand pump that mounts on gear oil bottles, after using it I will pump some WD-40 though the pump. It cuts through the nasty gear oil. Then I wipe it down with paper towels and wrap everything in a paper towel for storage.

 

[Rick in PA]

I have an old small tool box for my oil change stuff: grease gun, extractor, filter wrenches, etc. The extractor just gets wiped down and put back in there when done (I only use the extractor for lubricants). That tool box is never going to rust.