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I apologize if this is a stupid question, but how do I make sure the hole in the bolt holding the brake line fitting to the caliper lines up with the hole in the fitting itself to allow the brake fluid to flow through? When I tighten the bolt down it doesn't appear to be even close to lining up.
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It should be a loose enough fit to allow fluid flow regardless of the position of the hole through the banjo bolt. That is why the caliper line needs two brass crush washers. One for the top and one for the bottom. I would suggest using new ones if at all possible.89 Festiva L Carby 4 Speed... RIP. Evicted and Scrapped. I HATE MY FAMILY
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Agreed. Examine the end of the bleeder bolt and you will notice it's thinner than the threaded part.Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.Comment
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Thought that might be the case, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks guys! I'm assuming those washers can be picked up at Autozone?Last edited by garylau; 04-06-2009, 11:21 AM.1992 Subaru Legacy
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either that or napa89 Festiva L Carby 4 Speed... RIP. Evicted and Scrapped. I HATE MY FAMILY
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I'm not so sure the question is valid.
If your talking about the stem and metal block at the end of the brake hose that runs from the strut tower to the caliper....called a banjo fitting...the allignment only matters so that the hose is not inproberly stressed.
The bolt has internal holes the insure proper flow of fluid from the hose into the caliper.Joe Lutz
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here is what i did.. when the banjo bolt was out, i took a sharp object and scribed on the face of the bolt part where the fluid hole was... then when i had it installed with the 2 brass washers, i made sure the bolt was up and down to ensure that the fluid would reach the caliper.
I would assume that if the bolt was horizontal, the fluid hole in the bolt would be much smaller than normal, and therefore more pressure would need to be applied to the system for the caliper to see adequate pressure.
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Originally posted by ejp2fast View Post
Should make no difference at all, if it did the assembly process would have been set up so it would have to be indexed to be assembled.Hotrod Forums Directory * D&D Discbrakes 61-67 Econoline Conversions
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