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When is a Crush Washer just a crush Washer ?

bccap

bccap

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Just purchased my new SS brakelines. Now, I'm not cheap, but 2 bucks apiece for crush washers, sounds ridiculous to me. Seems to me like something a hardware store would carry. Enlightenment anyone ?
 
9 times out of 10, the new washer will leak.
Clean the old ones. ;)

Eric
 
bccap said:
Just purchased my new SS brakelines. Now, I'm not cheap, but 2 bucks apiece for crush washers, sounds ridiculous to me. Seems to me like something a hardware store would carry. Enlightenment anyone ?
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I am not sure if they are copper. I know you can heat up copper so it will resoften and make for a leaj free joint.
 
Well I'll be damned ! Not the response I expected. But it sounds good to me.:)
 
They are copper.
I have never seen a new one leak.
I will never reuse one.
It is your life, good luck.
 
I don't reuse them, I also don't have air in the lines. Buy them in bulk at auto stores and use new washers.
 
If all your mating surfaces are clean, and you torque them properly, they will never leak.
 
To each his own. You do understand the pressures and heat generated while braking and that those foolish engineers intended new washers to be used when reassembling, right?
Go to the damn auto parts place and get a bag of them. Motorcycle shops charge way too much for them.
 
duaneage said:
To each his own. You do understand the pressures and heat generated while braking and that those foolish engineers intended new washers to be used when reassembling, right?
Go to the damn auto parts place and get a bag of them. Motorcycle shops charge way too much for them.
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Okay, just go to any auto parts store and ask for 10mm crush washers ?
 
I get mine at autozone...they fetch the divided little flip top box and whalla..maybe 15 cents each last batch i got.
 
bccap said:
Just purchased my new SS brakelines. Now, I'm not cheap, but 2 bucks apiece for crush washers, sounds ridiculous to me. Seems to me like something a hardware store would carry. Enlightenment anyone ?
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Well the model count on the part is 130
yes 09161-10005

WASHER
(10X15X1.5)
 
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