Oh no...Not again...!

31-03-2009, 10:17 PM

Hi folks.

I've just taken delivery of four stainless oilway banjo bolts.
I ordered them from: http://www.tastynuts.com/site/frames...shoponline.htm

I get the impression that they look more like brake line banjo's?
The new ones have a much smaller oilway than the originals, are they likely to starve the top-end of oil?
Also, the new ones have only one hole on the shaft, whereas the original has two, facing each other.

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Send`em back?

G.

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slob · 31-03-2009, 10:32 PM

If the threads are correct, I'd probably shorten and drill 'em out personally. Maybe it's just the bodger in me.
Might be worth a phone call/email to pro-bolt to see if they have the exact thing you're after before adapting what you've received.

31-03-2009, 10:36 PM

I was looking for something similar, but I couldn't find them for the same reasons you've just described, for some reason they don't seem to be an "ordinary" items! to be on the safe side I just replaced them with new OEM. I suppose you can always drill a second hole thought

31-03-2009, 11:30 PM

Nooo!!
What you're supposed to say is "yes, they'll be fine, just get the copper washers and...." !
Yeah, maybe i'll bell Pro-bolt tomorrow and just check if they have the right ones, before i set to with the drill.

Cheers y`all.

G.: )

31-03-2009, 10:17 PM	#1
BluprintZ Guest Posts: n/a	Oh no...Not again...! Hi folks. I've just taken delivery of four stainless oilway banjo bolts. I ordered them from: http://www.tastynuts.com/site/frames...shoponline.htm I get the impression that they look more like brake line banjo's? The new ones have a much smaller oilway than the originals, are they likely to starve the top-end of oil? Also, the new ones have only one hole on the shaft, whereas the original has two, facing each other. oil_bolts1.jpg oil_bolts2.jpg oil_bolts3.jpg Send`em back? G. .

31-03-2009, 10:32 PM	#2
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,713	If the threads are correct, I'd probably shorten and drill 'em out personally. Maybe it's just the bodger in me. Might be worth a phone call/email to pro-bolt to see if they have the exact thing you're after before adapting what you've received.

31-03-2009, 10:36 PM	#3
Pomp1 Guest Posts: n/a	I was looking for something similar, but I couldn't find them for the same reasons you've just described, for some reason they don't seem to be an "ordinary" items! to be on the safe side I just replaced them with new OEM. I suppose you can always drill a second hole thought

31-03-2009, 11:30 PM	#4
BluprintZ Guest Posts: n/a	Nooo!! What you're supposed to say is "yes, they'll be fine, just get the copper washers and...." ! Yeah, maybe i'll bell Pro-bolt tomorrow and just check if they have the right ones, before i set to with the drill. Cheers y`all. G.: )