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(?) brakeline that takes a screw-in banjo fitting on the end(s)~~ should the threads on the banjo fitting be wrapped with thread seal tape to get an A-1 seal?
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JCarltonRiggs
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There should be two copper washers, one on each side of the banjo, so that when the bolt is tightened, they seal both sides of the banjo. If you are using the old washers, take them and suspend them from a piece of iron (baling) wire, and heat them to a dull red with a propane torch. As soon as they get red, dunk them in water, and they will come out soft enough to fold in half. Do not use any kind of sealer in the joint, it may contaminate the brake fluid.
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Capt, I think he is referring to line sets with male end fittings, and the Banjo fitting gets threaded onto the end of the line. If it were me, I would not use tape on that joint. I am not certain the teflon tape will hold up to brake fluid.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
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Dont quench them in water it will temper them, just let them air cool and they will be more malleable. But in general, once then are crushed a few times then need to be replaced with new. You can likely buy replacements at your local auto store, just bring one with you to size up.
Teflon tape will not hold up to break fluid so skip that idea, it just dissolves. I've used it on my bleeder screws to seal them up tight temporarily to use my mighty vac and have seen what happens. Its not something you want floating around in your break system.Last edited by WMarshy; 05-01-2013, 05:13 PM.'79 XS11 F
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Little known fact of materials time, guys.
This is one of those things like "I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in neighbor and weigh.
Most of us by now know that steel quenched in anything makes the steel hard. Copper acts just the opposite. Yes, an air quench will soften copper, but a water quench will REALLY soften copper. Try it, and file that away as another one of life's mysteries.
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