Trick for PS hose banjobolt to rack

[Martin Pot]

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I have done this hose several times and the most difficult part always seem=
ed to get the banjo started at the rack. There is hardly enough room for yo=
ur hand to turn the banjo, to get it started. I have used my then 12 yr old=
 sun with very small hands before, to get it started, for a bag of candy:)
He is big now too so I figured out a new trick.
I had gone through the regular process of removing the PS reservoir and bra=
cket, and taking off the old hose. Then I routed the new hose in place, too=
k a break and worried how I was going to get the banjo on there, with the b=
olt in my hand.
I superglued a washer on the head of the banjo, which made it look somewhat=
 like a pulley.
I got 5 foot or so of kitestring, tied a little noose on the end.
I pulled the string through the noose, to make it into a slipnoose and put =
it around the banjo.
Wrapped the string around the bolt as much it would hold.
Then I carefully got the bolt to the hose, got it lined up with the hole on=
 the rack.
I put my left middle or index finger on top of bolt and started pulling on =
the string with my left hand. While the bolt was spinning I could control t=
he angle of the bolt until it grabbed the thread.
Once it grabbed I pulled the string until I ran out of string and the bolt =
was more than half way in.
I took the string off, and took the middle of the string, and wrapped it ar=
ound the bolt twice.
Now I was able to grab on to both ends of the string and control the tensio=
n around the bolt.
I stood comfortably and drove the bolt in kind of a seesaw fashion home.
Now I only had to tap the washer off that was glued on, and tighten up the =
banjo with the wrench and connect the pump side.
This really worked great for me and next time, I will probably use string t=
o get the banjo off too.
Hope this could be of some help.
Thanks, Martin.
91' 2CTQW PRL   '86 5kTQ PRL  91' 2CTQ Maroon  All cars chipped

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