They are visibly crushed, i.e. I can see a ridge on the inner edge
where it deformed into the gap (as it's supposed to do).

If I can't find new ones with reasonable effort I guess I'll re-use
them; I always like to replace crush washers though.

Allan

mikes@flatsurface.com (Mike S) writes:

> At 10:13 AM 12/27/2007, Allan Streib wrote...
>>I need an M14 and M16 sized copper crush washer to reconnect the low
>>and high side fittings on my new power steering rack.  The one web
>>site I found that lists them does not process orders for less than
>>$25.
>
> How bad are the old ones? If I'm not mistaken, they're solid copper,
> not the type of crush washer which is thin copper formed around some
> gasket material. If they're not too beat up, you can reuse solid
> copper washers by sanding them smooth. Rub them on some fine grit
> emery cloth sitting on a flat surface (piece of float glass or
> ???). Then anneal them by heating them with a torch, and dropping them
> into a glass of water. That will soften them up, making them seal
> properly.
>