Lost Clutch Master Cylinder Banjo Bolt

holymoo · 07-10-09, 09:54 AM

As the title indicates, I've lost the banjo bolt on bolt on my clutch master cylinder which connects the brake line from the master cylinder to the slave cylinder. I've called up two dealerships and one of them can order the replacement, but it will be here between 3-5 days.

I was wondering, if anyone has any experience finding the bolt elsewhere. Ideally, I would like to get this car on the road again today rather than in 3-5 days.

I might go out to a junk yard later today to hopefully find the bolt. I'd rather not do that because the only junkyard that I know of that might have a legend or two is an hour away.

stephen · 07-10-09, 12:33 PM

It's likely to be the same part on a number of Honda products. Just be sure you know the thread size.

The most sure fire approach is to order it from the dealer.

holymoo · 07-10-09, 12:56 PM

Yeah, I'm just going to take a trip out to the junk yard. My inspection is due next month and I'm going to need to parts in order to pass it.

holymoo · 07-11-09, 03:03 AM

Update:

I went to the junkyard today and found that they did not have any Legends. I tried looking for a banjo bolt on the clutch master cylinder of a 2nd gen legend, an accord, a civic, and anything else Honda related.

Unfortunately (or fortunately?), the 2nd gen legend and civic had a different type of a master cylinder that did not use a banjo bolt. I also didn't realize that most Hondas used a clutch cable rather than a hydraulic setup.

I came home and did some fiddling with the master cylinder. I ignored the dealership parts representative at the local stealership and tried using a leftover banjo bolt from an old junkyard brake caliper. Turns out it fit perfectly and everything bled just fine.

The moral of the story is if you lose this specific bolt, you can replace it with a much easier to find brake caliper banjo bolt.