The copper should be fine. That's all we used to use, as long as the washer is softer than the banjo (and it is).
On 26 January 2017 at 11:32, EGrider <[email protected]> wrote: > Can I use copper crush washers on clutch/brake line banjo bolts? The OEM > parts are silver in color, and they are over $3 apiece. By contrast, and > entire box of copper crush washers is like $4 at Harbor Freight. Rather > than drive across town or pay shipping to Partzilla, I stuck some copper > ones on my clutch master and slave. Of course they're holding, but it makes > me wonder how they'll fare over time. Will they corrode or do some other > nasty thing? > > I know this is really a niche question, but anyone have any thoughts? > > BTW, this was my first time to refill a clutch line after a rebuild. I'd > always heard it was an ordeal. It wasn't. I had it filled an bled in maybe > 10 minutes with no MightyVac. I loosened the bleeder valve on the slave and > back filled the line with my MixMizer syringe ($4 at Walmart). Watched the > air bubble out the top reservoir (I did put a little DOT 4 in there at > first) as I pushed it in. Put a little in at a time and squeezed the clutch > lever repeatedly after each filling. Before I knew it, the air was out and > the clutch lever was tight. I was pleasantly surprised. > > Any problem with leaving the copper crush washers in there, or should I > make the trip to the Honda shop? Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- If you forward this e-mail please remove my address. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
