What prevents the banjo fitting from leaking?
What prevents the banjo fitting from leaking?
Make sure you are using a crush washer on each side of the banjo fitting. You may also see crush washers of a laminated design which are aluminum with a thin layer of copper on each side. Solid aluminum crush washers are now widely used and work great.
Can you reuse a banjo bolt?
The banjo bolt will be fine to re use. The washer is a compressible washer. The material is softer and when tightened down it seals when compressed.
Why is my caliper leaking brake fluid?
Damaged or Loose Bleeder Valve Each brake caliper or brake drum has a bleeder valve (or bleeder screw) used to “bleed brakes,” — which allows air to be expelled from the steel brake lines. If the bleeder valve gets damaged or knocked loose, it can cause brake fluid to leak.
Should you use Teflon tape on brake line fittings?
No. You cannot safely, nor should you attempt to use Teflon tape on brake lines. A brake system should not rely on anything to stop a leak. The system relies on pushing a solvent under high pressure in a closed system for safe operation, and Teflon tape will threaten the integrity of that system.
Can you reuse Stealthamajig?
Registered. Can’t reuse it. After installing it once, it’s crimped together really tight. I’ve never had success removing it from a hose without destroying it.
How can I tell if my banjo bolt is crush washer compatible?
You can see grooves on both the banjo bolt head, caliper mating surface, and each side of the banjo to seat down into the softer crush washer. There are a variety of Crush Washers in the marketplace.
What should I look for when installing a banjo fitting?
Before installing the banjo fitting check the mating surfaces. While it is rare, from time to time you might find a small metal burr or other deformity that sticks up too far not allowing the banjo to seat properly. The caliper is usually where we would see an issue if there is one, but it never hurts to look over your banjo fitting too!
How do you fix a bent brake caliper fitting?
The problem is even worse with the earlier calipers (’69-’77) because they do not have a relief cut at all. The correct solution to remedy this is to flip the fitting around so it angles the line away from the caliper and in turn gives the crimped portion of the fitting the space needed. Clocking the brake lines.
How do you know which side of a brake caliper to bleed?
When installed properly in a vehicle they will point the bleeder screw up to allow air to escape the brake system when bleeding. Most of the time the calipers will have the side designation cast into the caliper body. This side designation is correct if the caliper is situated behind the axle centerline.
