Hi Guys, I have fitted brembo rcs and goodridge hoses to my bike yesterday, confused about torque values on banjo bolts, honda manual says 34Nm..but honda bolts are steel, goodridge bolts are not steel, they anodised alloy maybe? Does not stick to magnet! Instructions on the back of the box for goodridge hoses says minimum 17Nm and max 33Nm, manual for RCS does not say what torque use for banjo bolt.. at the moment I got 20Nm on RCS and 25 on the calipers (tried 17Nm on all 3 first and then 20Nm and tighten up caliper ones to 25 (they did not move at all from 20, torque wrench just clicked). I like to have everything torqued up to specs so would be awesome to know what it is! So far no leaks. Another question is - is it normal that brembo reservoir does not have diaphragm? Its genuine brembo reservoir and it did not have any seal inside.. Thanks for help!
some steels are austenitic ie not ferritic so may not be detected using a magnet. looking at my old thread http://1000rr.co.uk/mods-upgrades-accessories-products/15145.htm The Brembo MC banjo bolt should be 26NM, the rest of the banjos I torqued to spec ie 34Nm - all my banjo bolts are SS. This doesn't help I guess if your bolts are ally. You could clean everything up apply a load of pressure and sprinkle talc on the bolts - that would indicate if you have any leaks pronto!
