Something I learned from a BMW list is that if you take the old washers and
put them in a flame like on your stove and get them nice and hot you can
reuse them and they will re-form.
Paul L Fisher
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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bob
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 11:00 PM
To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Crush Washers
You can generally get away with reusing them if they go back on exactly
where they came off and in the same orientation - BUT I
DON'T RECOMMEND THAT. Napa was a good choice. I have found that Autozone
had a whole box of them. I bought several sets from them
for less than $5. I would look for another shop that would have them in
stock and take your old ones down there. I believe that
the size is M10X1.5
-- Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of TBailSHO@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:09 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Crush Washers
>
> Thanks to all of you who responded to my brake question of a
> couple weeks
> ago. With regard to my issues I have a box with four new
> brake hoses waiting to
> be installed and I have a Motive Pressure Bleeder in the mail
> (something I've
> wanted for a while anyway). I didn't fabricate the questions
> for the group,
> but almost would consider it due to the feedback I got on a
> somewhat technical
> problem. Its refreshing to know we are interested in more
> than how shiny a
> wheel or how many watt sound system we can cram into our rides.
> I do have another brake related item to ask about.
> Something tells me
> when I put the new hoses on, I should also replace the crush
> washers at the
> banjo fittings. Must be an old memory, but I think those
> things can be flattened
> out to where they are difficult to remove or perhaps break,
> particularly
> since they've not been touched in 15 years. I stopped at the
> local NAPA store and
> they opened a catalog to a page with about 15 washers
> pictured along with
> dimensions for each and asked which ones I'd like. I told
> them the proper one
> for my car and they said they aren't listed that way. You
> just have to know the
> right size. Sounded pretty screwed up to me, so----anybody
> been through
> this? I could go to the dealer, but would rather not, and do
> you think I should
> have some on hand before I start taking the lines off?
> Thanks again for sharing of the knowledge. Just think,
> if we'd all
> bought Honda Accords we wouldn't know nearly as much! We
> have one and nothing
> ever happens.
>
> Tom Bailey
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