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24 May 2007 19:40 #143254 by gremlin497
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help please, i started restoring 1977 kz1000a and have spongie front brake and not rear brake. i thing i need to rebuild both master cylinders along with both calipers, how hard of a job is it to rebuild caliper and mastercylinders

1977 KZ 1075 (FBG), 29 Smoothbores V&H Mega

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24 May 2007 19:48 #143257 by wireman
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calipers are pretty easy,mstercyinders can be a little tough to take apart;)

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25 May 2007 04:36 #143338 by BSKZ650
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they are not that hard to rebuild, I would go back with dot5 when you do it

77 kz650, owned for over 25 years
77 ltd1000, current rider
76 kz900, just waiting
73 z1,, gonna restore this one
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25 May 2007 14:17 #143476 by gremlin497
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not sure what dot5 is

1977 KZ 1075 (FBG), 29 Smoothbores V&H Mega

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25 May 2007 19:00 #143525 by BSKZ650
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dot 5 is the synthetic, sp, it dosent absorb water and it will not eat paint, plus it has a higher boiling point than dot 3, just make sure you clean the whole system out of the dot 3, you will like it a lot

77 kz650, owned for over 25 years
77 ltd1000, current rider
76 kz900, just waiting
73 z1,, gonna restore this one
piglet, leggero harley davidson
SR, Ride captian, S.E.Texas Patriot Guard Riders.. AKA KawaBob

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