I went out to replace the passenger side caliper today. Replaced the caliper, brake hose, and put in oversized caliper pics cause the old ones were stripped. Anyways, the original banjo bolt rounded right off so I went to the dealer and got another. Same thing happened. The reason this happened was because everytime I would tighten it, it would never seal and brake fluid would have a steady drip. So I would give it a 1/4 turn and try again, eventually it just rounded off. Is there a torques spec or maybe something I'm not doing right?
Banjo Bolt Woes
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I went out to replace the passenger side caliper today. Replaced the caliper, brake hose, and put in oversized caliper pics cause the old ones were stripped. Anyways, the original banjo bolt rounded right off so I went to the dealer and got another. Same thing happened. The reason this happened was because everytime I would tighten it, it would never seal and brake fluid would have a steady drip. So I would give it a 1/4 turn and try again, eventually it just rounded off. Is there a torques spec or maybe something I'm not doing right?
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hmm you could try putting a copper washer in there to seal it up.. :huh:
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One on each side of the hose fitting, NAPA should be able to set you up, sealing washers $.69-.99 ea. There are different sizes, take the banjo bolt with you.
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That's a cheap lesson learned. I have a paperweight that's shaped to fit the top of my kegger. :funny:
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That's funny!
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the fact they sold you the bolt without the washers is fucked up to start with
its like changing tires and not putting a valve stem in. dosnt work
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