Need some help.
I purchased a double banjo bolt ( goodridge 773-03LCH) to hook up the brakes on my Frienship 3 car. The bike is an 08 Harley Ultra.
The problem is that the bolt will not tighten up ( it bottoms out) on the bike's master cyl with both banjo fittings on and the 3 crush washers.
Can I use crush washers as spacers????
I'm no expert but using extra crush washers is sub-optimal and probably a poor long term solution. You'd be better off with a shorter original bolt or shortening the one you've got. Just my opinion, you'll hear others. Good Luck!
Txart - 11/23/2011 4:49 PM
Need some help.
I purchased a double banjo bolt ( goodridge 773-03LCH) to hook up the brakes on my Frienship 3 car. The bike is an 08 Harley Ultra.The problem is that the bolt will not tighten up ( it bottoms out) on the bike's master cyl with both banjo fittings on and the 3 crush washers.
Can I use crush washers as spacers????
For some reason some banjo bolts are a bit longer than needed in a motorcycle application. I run into it a lot. First thing I do when hooking up a double banjo to a HD is remove the crush washers with the built in o rings. I don't like to mix types. My preference is for copper washers myself. I don't have much luck with aluminum ones myself. When I run into a banjo bolt that is too long there are two options. Usually adding one more crush washer solves the problem but you can also shorten the bolt a little with a grinding or sanding wheel. The only thing then is to make absolutely sure you get all the debris out of the bolt before using it. Barry
