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- Aug 25, 2008
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Since I am poor at the moment I cannot afford the upgrade to my brake so my only option was to try and make the original work. The problem I had was that if you kept pressure on the brake lever it would sometimes pull all the way back to the grip. I took it apart and it didn't look too bad. The seals appeared sound and I was perplexed at why the master cylinder was not working correctly. I loaded up my odds and ends and drove the short way to Phil Radford's Fair Spares shop. Phil is a great guy and has helped me alot during the restoration of my bike.
Looking over my master cylinder parts Phil thought that they possibly could be made to work. He honed the bore and I purchased a rebuild kit. I was almost out the door when Phil noticed that something was missing. The little tiny valve called a 'inner plastic bobbin' in the manual was not present. Since this part sits on the rubber valve base inside the spring, it could only be that the last person who worked on the master cylinder overlooked this part during assembly! And that means that my front brake has never operated correctly. Holy crap. Scary.
I got home and cleaned everything up and painted the master cylinder and detailed all the odds and ends in the hope that this thing would be operational when I put it back together.
Being broke has forced me to work through these little issues and it's kinda fun really. I was amazed at how good the master cylinder looked after painting with $3.00 spray paint!
The brake workes great now. Well it works like a stock front Comando brake works. I know it is not perfect but at least I can ride my bike until I get the funds to purchase the upgraded master cylinder. What's next?
Looking over my master cylinder parts Phil thought that they possibly could be made to work. He honed the bore and I purchased a rebuild kit. I was almost out the door when Phil noticed that something was missing. The little tiny valve called a 'inner plastic bobbin' in the manual was not present. Since this part sits on the rubber valve base inside the spring, it could only be that the last person who worked on the master cylinder overlooked this part during assembly! And that means that my front brake has never operated correctly. Holy crap. Scary.
I got home and cleaned everything up and painted the master cylinder and detailed all the odds and ends in the hope that this thing would be operational when I put it back together.
Being broke has forced me to work through these little issues and it's kinda fun really. I was amazed at how good the master cylinder looked after painting with $3.00 spray paint!
The brake workes great now. Well it works like a stock front Comando brake works. I know it is not perfect but at least I can ride my bike until I get the funds to purchase the upgraded master cylinder. What's next?