| Author | Message | ||
     Pepi |
first of all sorry for my bad english! having to assemble one new front brake hose for the radial master cylinder on the Xb, I would want to know if someone knows or can measure the angolation of the inferior banjo bolt that is attacked to to the clamp, it should be an angle between 25 to 45 degrees... thanks to anyone who want to lose two minutes to check!! | ||
| Josh_ |
Hi Pepi. You want the angle of the banjo on the master cylinder on the handlebar? | ||
| Pepi |
nope Josh, the other one down on the clamp! | ||
| Josh_ |
Clamp? the caliper that holds the brake pads? If no one responds with an answer I'll get it tomorrow at a dealership (I have a '91 RS1200 not an XB) | ||
| Pepi |
oh yes, sorry the front caliper!  | ||
| Pepi |
no others volunteers??  | ||
| Josh_ |
Well I examined an XB with a protractor, but I came up empty for an exact #. Why do you need it? The angle of the line off the banjo looks to be the same as at the top. The degree the banjo is installed at is simply against the bleed nipple. Sorry for no exact #. | ||
| Unibear12r |
It appears to be right at about 45 degrees. Hard for me to measure on the bike. | ||
| Dcmortalcoil |
I installed Brambo radial master cylinder myself, and I find the suitable angle for XBR configuration is 90 degrees and 45 degrees with 10 mm ends. The 45 degree end goes to the caliper and 90 degree end goes to the master cylinder. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE WASHER THAT COMES WITH THE BRAKE LINE. Make sure you do not get the fixed ends. You need to be able to rotote at least one end so that you do not stress the line. I used spiegler (see http://www.spieglerusa.com). Also, the copper washer may be too thin at the caliper and cause leaks. Aluminum washers that come with the brake line are sometimes thicker. If so, use the thicker washer at the caliper end. Hope this helps. | ||
| Pepi |
Thanks all, i will inform you when done!  |
