power steering pump adaptor

[taylorstattoo]

hi all...
thinking i was saving myself work on my m52 swap i decided not to bother swaping the steering rack with the e36 one as there is nothing wrong with the one on there,, but now im in to the mission i realized that the m52 pump needs a 16mm banjo bolt and the hose from the e30 is a 14mm banjo,, should of just swaped the rack,,

this is what i came up with, fitting it at weekend and will post a picture fitted,,
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[BATTS91]

I have m50 and e30 rack and mine fitted fine . Have a pal with m52 that im sure was fine too .?

I presume your using a m52 pump ?

[taylorstattoo]

yeah m52 pump has too big a hole for the hose and banjo bolt

[BATTS91]

Strange , mine fits fine and i presume the m50/52 have same banjo size . I have e30 rack and sure i used e36 bolt . No mods .

Not knocking what youve done Thats a good solution , just cant see why me or a pal didnt run into your problem .

[capnmchl]

Sure you're connecting the reservoir and rack pipes to the correct holes? I have a feeling one is bigger than the other.

[DanThe]

just cant see why me or a pal didnt run into your problem .

Obviously because you have a different pump.

[BATTS91]

One is defo bigger that other . I presume that was ained at Taylor ?

[Demlotcrew]

How is this adaptor bolt going to seal?

[taylorstattoo]

your making me worrie now ,, lol ... the original bolt just screws in with a copper washer each side of the banjo,, the adapter is the exact same thread as the big banjo bolt but with out holes and bigger head as there was not enough wall to have a thead in side it so iv done the head bigger and longer to accommodate the smaller bajo bolt just as if it was going into the old pump with the smaller hole,,

[DanThe]

There needs to be a shoulder on the bolt to seal it against the pump

[taylorstattoo]

just seen where iv gone wrong lol,, soo biz trying to make sure it was exactly the same iv forgotten to remove the place of the banjo on first insert .. fuck it ,lol.. ill fit the big banjo end in for now as a spacer and set on making a new one,, what a plonker

[DanThe]

The only way you will do it is by cutting the banjo end of something and welding up the pipe, it will still need a sealing washer each side

[taylorstattoo]

round two,, hopfully it will work now lol,, cant believe i forgot to remove the old banjo spacing ,,
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[BATTS91]

Now it makes more sense , just dont forget ya washers .

[taylorstattoo]

no worries ,, i got there in the end,,