Banjo brake line washers

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Had a leaking banjo line at the caliper. They are the rear disc conversion from Right Stuff. I tried several ways to stop it, no go. Yes, I probably over torqued the bolt, I know now. I called a friend up, he said that he had some washers that were steel with a rubber sleeve/liner that should do the trick, they did. Question is, where can I get spares? He doesn't remember where they came from. Look familiar to anyone?

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I would not use those ... copper washers are meant to be used once... NAPA always has them..
 
Tried new washers. Per a video, tried to sand the banjo with a block to see if there was a depression. Re annealed the original washers too. All to no avail.
The steel/rubber washer is for the banjo brake application.
 
Often the washers you get with calipers are not as thick as originals and they wont seal. See if you can find some thicker ones.
As far as the other washer....be careful that the brake fluid wont soften the rubber. If its not the right material it can fail.
 
Often the washers you get with calipers are not as thick as originals and they wont seal. See if you can find some thicker ones.
As far as the other washer....be careful that the brake fluid wont soften the rubber. If its not the right material it can fail.
that was my concern Ill short cut somethings BUT not brakes
 
I used Dr Diff stuff. I'd be leary of the rubber washer seal. :eek:

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There is no ring to sand off of the banjo, and did not touch the caliper. I have switched to DOT 5 brake fluid, if it's job specfic, shouldn't it stand up to brake fluid?
I will keep an eye on it I guess. The person that I got these from does custom car work, has for a long time. The washers were in all of his brake stuff.
 
There is no ring to sand off of the banjo, and did not touch the caliper. I have switched to DOT 5 brake fluid, if it's job specfic, shouldn't it stand up to brake fluid?
I will keep an eye on it I guess. The person that I got these from does custom car work, has for a long time. The washers were in all of his brake stuff.


these
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seem to fit the bill/did you reaad the specs ? worth contacting for sizes..
 
They seemed to fit perfectly. These calipers are GM, Cadillac Eldorado? My friend said get a new metric bolt for an S-10, used that with the new washers and torqued to 12-14 ft lbs.
Thank you for finding a possible source!
 
In addition to being too thin, I believe that sometime the copper is too hard because it possibly been work hardened. Take a torch and heat them up. We did this on a friend's IH L-122 that we had issues with.
 
Typically, I've had to tighten. loosen and re-tighten the banjo bolts a half dozen or more times to get them to seal correctly. I repeat the process until the banjo stops advancing farther into the caliper. It usually threads in just about a 1/4 to 1/3 turn more than if I just tried to tighten them once.
 
I did try " seating" or working the banjo and bolt. I believe that I deformed the banjo when I over torqued it the first time, but I got tired of messing with the damn thing. I would rather screw the hose onto a nipple and be done with it. Copper washers don't get it. Will be ordering a pkg or two of the washer that worked, now that I know how to get them.
 
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