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<blockquote data-quote="JAJ" data-source="post: 16598807" data-attributes="member: 131874"><p>There are two reasons you might need a new banjo bolt. First, the existing one may be either too long or too short. Too short and it might strip out when tightened (or come loose). Too long and it'll bottom in the hole before it seals the fitting.</p><p></p><p>The second reason is more esoteric. Banjo fittings come in two basic types. If you look into the hole in the hose-end fitting that the banjo bolt goes through, you might see a channel and you might not. Some fittings have a channel milled in the wall of the bolt hole to allow fluid to flow around the bolt and go through the hole on the side of the bolt and into the caliper. These fittings will work fine with any banjo bolt - straight sided or with a machined groove.</p><p></p><p>Other fittings come with a straight sided hole (think "drilled") and require a groove cut around the banjo bolt so fluid can flow around the bolt and into the hole. These fittings will only work with grooved bolts. If you use a straight-sided bolt, brake fluid is blocked and you have no brakes.</p><p></p><p>So, that's how you can tell if you need new bolts. What your car came with and what the new lines come with, I have no idea, but hopefully you can figure it out from here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JAJ, post: 16598807, member: 131874"] There are two reasons you might need a new banjo bolt. First, the existing one may be either too long or too short. Too short and it might strip out when tightened (or come loose). Too long and it'll bottom in the hole before it seals the fitting. The second reason is more esoteric. Banjo fittings come in two basic types. If you look into the hole in the hose-end fitting that the banjo bolt goes through, you might see a channel and you might not. Some fittings have a channel milled in the wall of the bolt hole to allow fluid to flow around the bolt and go through the hole on the side of the bolt and into the caliper. These fittings will work fine with any banjo bolt - straight sided or with a machined groove. Other fittings come with a straight sided hole (think "drilled") and require a groove cut around the banjo bolt so fluid can flow around the bolt and into the hole. These fittings will only work with grooved bolts. If you use a straight-sided bolt, brake fluid is blocked and you have no brakes. So, that's how you can tell if you need new bolts. What your car came with and what the new lines come with, I have no idea, but hopefully you can figure it out from here. [/QUOTE]
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