DanielForest
True Classic
Hi,
Recently, I bought some NOS early Bendix x1/9 front calipers. Then I ordered some new front and read hoses from MWB. Just to remind you my car is in the garage for 19 years, so I assumed the hoses may need renewal.
This afternoon, I was trying to fit the brakes to my car. Then I discovered all my banjo bolts OR the hoses with the male fitting at the end doesn't want to easily engage in the caliper bolt hole of the nos early front calipers. Did some tests, dig in my brake parts box to find some 1300 banjo bolts, but they seems to be all the same. And all parts were matching well my old 1500 cc calipers, including the new rear hoses with the male thread. But there is a lot of resistance after the first 1/4 inch of the banjo bolt is threaded into the nos calipers.
I couldn't find any info about a different size bolts in early calipers. Checked with my tap and die tools and the thread look really like 10 x 1.0, like on all the other x1/9 brake hoses holes.
So is it just because these NOS 1300 calipers are new parts that need a little more strenght for the first installation? Before doing something stupid and ruining a set of calipers, i want to be sure if I should applied some torque.
Recently, I bought some NOS early Bendix x1/9 front calipers. Then I ordered some new front and read hoses from MWB. Just to remind you my car is in the garage for 19 years, so I assumed the hoses may need renewal.
This afternoon, I was trying to fit the brakes to my car. Then I discovered all my banjo bolts OR the hoses with the male fitting at the end doesn't want to easily engage in the caliper bolt hole of the nos early front calipers. Did some tests, dig in my brake parts box to find some 1300 banjo bolts, but they seems to be all the same. And all parts were matching well my old 1500 cc calipers, including the new rear hoses with the male thread. But there is a lot of resistance after the first 1/4 inch of the banjo bolt is threaded into the nos calipers.
I couldn't find any info about a different size bolts in early calipers. Checked with my tap and die tools and the thread look really like 10 x 1.0, like on all the other x1/9 brake hoses holes.
So is it just because these NOS 1300 calipers are new parts that need a little more strenght for the first installation? Before doing something stupid and ruining a set of calipers, i want to be sure if I should applied some torque.