A word of Advice for my car brethren...(about brakes)

[Manny_boy]

I bought some calipers (all four) from Autozone to replace the weatherbeaten calipers on the Euro ( I coated them in red). Plus the rear calipers now come with specially coated sliders (besides the grease) to help prevent slider seizure.

The new calipers came with new copper washers for the banjo bolt (the bolt that secures your brake line to the caliper). They appeared to be identical to the original, just without the grooves that are on the original.

DO NOT , I repeat, DO NOT use the washers that come with the caliper, they do not seal properly, and will allow brake fluid to seep past the banjo bolt. I found out the hard way. Monday night I bled all calipers plus the bleed screws at the master cylinder, and had a good pedal, so I thought, so I cleaned up and called it a night.

When I went to leave for work, Tuesday morning, I had almost no pedal (thank goodness I was at the corner of my block). I crept back to my spot, and there was brake fluid all over the ground.

I changed back to the original washers last night, and all is well.

[Jonn]

Originally Posted by Manny_boy

I bought some calipers (all four) from Autozone to replace the weatherbeaten calipers on the Euro ( I coated them in red). Plus the rear calipers now come with specially coated sliders (besides the grease) to help prevent slider seizure.

The new calipers came with new copper washers for the banjo bolt (the bolt that secures your brake line to the caliper). They appeared to be identical to the original, just without the grooves that are on the original.

DO NOT , I repeat, DO NOT use the washers that come with the caliper, they do not seal properly, and will allow brake fluid to seep past the banjo bolt. I found out the hard way. Monday night I bled all calipers plus the bleed screws at the master cylinder, and had a good pedal, so I thought, so I cleaned up and called it a night.

When I went to leave for work, Tuesday morning, I had almost no pedal (thank goodness I was at the corner of my block). I crept back to my spot, and there was brake fluid all over the ground.

I changed back to the original washers last night, and all is well.

Yes, and you have to be careful on replacing the rear hoses too, have them turned out of position just a tad, and the edge of hose end will sit on a non machined "step" on the caliper and will leak at washer as well, and its hard to notice right off that it isnt flush on the washer.
As for front calipers, i saw the same thing on Advance Auto Parts calipers on a 83 Ford F150 4x4, washers wouldnt seal, had to dig around in the dirt and find the old ones.New washers were smaller diameter i think it was, been awhile..