Should brake banjo bolts have copper washers

[Bouncer]

Sounds a stupid question I know but when putting other calipers on today the washers I loosened were a black type, not copper....should I put copper on

[Bouncer]

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[Jay762]

Copper tends to be the standard approach, the ones you have may be copper underneath but for the cost of them and as you are servicing the calipers I would replace them, also flush through with new fluid if you dont know when that was last done as over time it does absorb moisture which degrades its operation

[Gambit]

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No thanks I don't know where you have been ;) 

 

 

I'd say copper too as it would mold if it need's to as you tighten up 

[Bouncer]

No thanks I don't know where you have been ;)

 

 

I'm very clean :P

 

 

Copper it is then....thought so

[Gambit]

Scratch and sniff test 1st then :D

[Bouncer]

I did, I'm fine :)

[Jay762]

Dot 5.1 fluid will give better moisture absorption / operation parameters - using Shell stuff myself at the moment

 

although Shell Dot 4 ULTRA has a higher boiling point than 5.1