LBC286@aol.com wrote:
> Okay, here's a question. Ever since I bought my current LBC (a '77 Midget) I
> have been reading these lists. The term "banjo" is mentioned frequently.
>
> I've figured out what a banjo bolt is. It is a hollow bolt that allows a
> fluid to flow through a mounting point, such as the end of a brake hose.
>
> I have also heard of a banjo type rear, or differential. And today I saw
> someone writing about a banjo type hose clamp.
>
> My questions are, can anyone explain the banjo rear and the banjo hose clamp,
> and where in the world did the term banjo come from? Is the musical
> instrument that popular in Britian? Does it have anything to do with Scrug
> Pickin'? Do you need a 4 or 5 string banjo? Did you see Deliverance? :-)
Aha... a familiar name from PhAX!
I believe in general the term "banjo" is used on objects which have
the general shape of a banjo... round at one end, with a long part
coming out of the round part. Speaking of a banjo bolt, if you look
at the end of the brake line which the banjo bolt holds down, it looks
like a banjo (albeit one which has had the center of it blown out).
I assume a "banjo rear" is one in which the differential casing isn't
roughly spherical (the "pumpkin") but round and flat. That's my
guess. Banjo clamp, OTOH, you've got me.
cmh
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