what does a banjo bolt have to do with a banjo?

[OrganizedChaos]

banjo bolt

and a banjo

why did they name it what they did? i don't see the connection.

 

[stinkynathan]

bacause a banjo bolt holds on a banjo-looking device. they're used on brake systems (usually at the caliper) to join the brake line to the caliper without having a barbed, PTC, or compression fitting on the actual caliper

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[HomeBrewerDude]

Something has to hold the banjo together.