NoCoast Grant Hughes Mod Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Mod Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Matt, the natural whipping action of a brake hose tends to loosen banjo fittings.
EVERY banjo fitting I have ever seen except OEM ones with some kind of "hose motion limiter thang" have loosen on the poor bastids who ignored advice and used them.. You wanna been the next in this unbroken line? John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
MattWatson Matt Watson Elite Moderator Location: Calgary Join Date: 04/17/2013 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 151 Rally Car: Merkur |
I have all of my fittings already, but that dual banjo could have been interesting. I ended up not doing banjo, since it was more cost, just straight 7/16 to -3an. I am also doing 'everything' with hardline instead of soft, so there should be almost no movement except vibration. I've done tons of flairing copper and water hardlines, so should be pretty straight forward. And yep, I have the right flaring tool for -AN. |
MattWatson Matt Watson Elite Moderator Location: Calgary Join Date: 04/17/2013 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 151 Rally Car: Merkur |
Question for the learned here:
When taking apart my CVs and rear axles, the damn torx bolts were screwed so a couple broke, and a couple I had to cut off (after turning 3 torx bits into helix). I ordered what I thought were super awesome m8 12point ferry cap screws, which turned out to be 3/8 Fine ferry cap screws. The VW and sand rail crowd seem to just drill out the type-2 joints, re-drill and tap the stub axles and then use em. Apparently (after phoning several places) ferry cap screws are only made in imperial, so I either buy a new set of allan bolts, or drill out. Opinions? The modifications would likely take a couple hrs, and the thinned out walls seem to be perfectly fine (if the pre-runner guys don't brake em...)... Thoughts? |
alkun Albert Kun Ultra Moderator Location: SF Ca. Join Date: 01/07/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,732 Rally Car: volvo 242 |
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NoCoast Grant Hughes Mod Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
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Lies! I have a bunch of 12pt cap screws for mk2 vws, they might be the right size, shoot me some dimensions. The place I get them is http://www.metric-threaded.com/browse.aspx?id=856 They do have a $50 minimum order. |
buerckner Andrew Buerckner Elite Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
awww fark! you've saved me(and possibly others I care less about) from a DNF in the future. 1 million internets to you kind sir. Now don't read that sarcastically, I actually mean it! |
MattWatson Matt Watson Elite Moderator Location: Calgary Join Date: 04/17/2013 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 151 Rally Car: Merkur |
This is what I hate about buying bolts. Every freaken place has a different name for them... They are M8 1.25 x 50mm I can get a new set of 25 'normal' ones for about 10$. And being in Canada sucks for this kinda stuff. I paid more for shipping than I did for my first batch. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/16/2014 07:39AM by MattWatson. |
buerckner Andrew Buerckner Elite Moderator Location: Canberra, Australia Join Date: 10/22/2011 Posts: 120 Rally Car: Daihatsu Charade GTti DOHC Turbo, and Mazda MX-5(miata) Turbo(bent) |
WTF I sold fasteners for a few years on this side or the planet and have never heard of "Ferry cap screws" So I guess you're right everyone calls things something different but this is rediculous, I've deciphered the old alzimhers guys goning in a grabbing handfuls of random stainless fasteners and TELLING me "you guys charge buy the pound for this stuff." "No sir, lets see what you got there." Before I google it what is a ferry cap screw, is it a button head cap screw, a socket head cap screw, a countersunk cap screw or something else completely different?! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/16/2014 07:52AM by buerckner. |
MattWatson Matt Watson Elite Moderator Location: Calgary Join Date: 04/17/2013 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 151 Rally Car: Merkur |
here you go: http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/details/22864?searchMode=productSearch&zipcode=&filterByStore=&filterByVendingMachine= |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Mod Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
12 point external hex, flanged----although that flange isn't a absolute must have thing... a reduced hex would do...M8 x 1.25 with a flange and say 10mm hex--now that'd be my choice John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
mothra Matt Smith Professional Moderator Location: Wilmington NC Join Date: 03/31/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 546 Rally Car: xr4ti |
I am using these. http://www.mc2racing.com/products/xr4ti/driveline/00269/index.html Matt Smith Racing in glorious black and red My daily life is a Saab story (sold!) |
MattWatson Matt Watson Elite Moderator Location: Calgary Join Date: 04/17/2013 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 151 Rally Car: Merkur |
Yah, I can pick those up locally for about the same price from my local Fastenal, so i'm waiting to hear back from a different US Supplier to see if they have the 8mm 12pnts in stock. It looks like they do, but they also look like they are 'plain finished' rather than plated or black oxide finished, so I don't know what they would look like in a couple months? |
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