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Offline zipster68

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crush washers
« on: October 04, 2016, 02:09:07 PM »
Ordered some sets of crush washers for my K100RS from Bob's, and they're copper.  Many I see are aluminum.  It's a small thing, but does it matter?  The copper ones don't seem to "crush" the same.
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Offline Laitch

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Re: crush washers
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2016, 03:17:20 PM »
Ordered some sets of crush washers for my K100RS from Bob's, and they're copper.  Many I see are aluminum.  It's a small thing, but does it matter?  The copper ones don't seem to "crush" the same.
The copper ones look better with green accessories.
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Offline Martin

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Re: crush washers
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2016, 04:08:05 PM »
It's cheaper to buy a whole assorted kit, they can be had in aluminium or copper. I get mine from the local Sunday market, but I believe you can get them from your famous Harbour Freight.
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Offline Scott_

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Re: crush washers
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2016, 07:28:50 PM »
I've had the same from Max's. All of the oil plug's have alu washers yet the brake lines use copper ones.
I wouldn't loose any sleep over it and just use them. Copper is not quite as soft as aluminum, but copper is still softer than steel.
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