HEL Banjo Bolts

[pmapp]

Howdy all,
Fitted my braided lines at the weekend and was really struggling to bleed up the front.

Eventually noticed one of the banjo bolts weeping - and on closer inspection there seemed to be a crack in the head of the bolt. I took the bolt out and it is fractured\cracked along it's full length - very very not good

I've now put the standard bolt back in and emailed HEL regarding it,so just waiting for a response.

Anyone else had or heard of this before? I'm sure it is just a one off manufacturing error - but still, it's potentially a very serious problem.


I'll update with their reply.

You might get a quicker response if you phone them.

My own experience of HEL customer support is very good.

[pmapp]

Thanks for that Tricky - and you aint wrong. Just got a mail back from them in super quick time........

Phil

I will send a full new set today but its a machining problem which very very
rarely manifests itself.

We machine all our bolts from stock hex bar - when this is made due to
temperatures and pressures in the manufacture SOMETIMES the last inch or so of the bar is cracked - we machine off 6" both ends to eradicate this
problem but it sounds like on this one it was not enough.

I will look at this but will send a full new set today.

Regards




Simon Lane
HEL Performance Products

So top marks for HEL - superb support.

I've got some HEL lines waiting to go on my bike. They are jewel like. Very well made.........normally.

[pmapp]

And if the little play on my street last night is anything to go by - they aid stoppies

I used to work in metallurgy and what HEL say is totally true, and outside of the machinists control (without ridiculously high testing). Nobody to blame really, just one of those rare faults in the manufacturing process.

Yep, thumbs up for HEL too.

Originally Posted by Scoobs

I've got some HEL lines waiting to go on my bike.....

Same here, it's just that i'm too much of a chicken to put thm on just yet. Have read/heard some hellish stories with regards to brake bleeding!! I'll pluck up the courage one day, ah yes, one day indeed

[northwind]

lucky strike, buy a big syringe... I hate bleeding brakes but the big syringe method makes it child's play.

Disclaimer: Do not let your children play with brake fluid or big syringes.

[pmapp]

On Ebay - about a fiver I think - 2x syringes and lengths of hose.

(New bolts not turned up yet either).