caliper/master cylinder
- gremlin497
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caliper/master cylinder
24 May 2007 19:40
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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Re: caliper/master cylinder
24 May 2007 19:48
calipers are pretty easy,mstercyinders can be a little tough to take apart;)
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Re: caliper/master cylinder
25 May 2007 04:36
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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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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Re: caliper/master cylinder
25 May 2007 14:17
not sure what dot5 is
1977 KZ 1075 (FBG), 29 Smoothbores V&H Mega
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Re: caliper/master cylinder
25 May 2007 19:00
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
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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