My MC has started acting up again after a year. Ordered a rebuild kit for it from Bevel Heaven, but I refuse to pay $19 for a "tube" (tool). Anyone here fashioned an alternative and done this rebuild?
Thanks in advance as always
Are you sure you can even do a rebuild? The ones built in the last decade or so can't be rebuilt AFAIK.
Fred @ Yoyodyne told me you can last year, but would have to fashion or buy a "tool." The tool looks like this
(https://store.bevelheaven.com/images/products/preview/42.jpg)
Quote from: bdfinally on May 24, 2012, 09:16:54 AM
My MC has started acting up again after a year. Ordered a rebuild kit for it from Bevel Heaven, but I refuse to pay $19 for a "tube" (tool). Anyone here fashioned an alternative and done this rebuild?
Thanks in advance as always
I guess you'd rather buy a new master? [evil]
Do you have dimensions for this tool?
Quote from: ducpainter on May 24, 2012, 04:23:52 PM
I guess you'd rather buy a new master? [evil]
Do you have dimensions for this tool?
No, figured I'd wait for the kit and see exactly how small the seal is, the description is as follows.
QuoteThis is a special tool we designed to press the special crush washer correctly into the end of your 12mm, 13mm or 15mm BREMBO master cylinder when installing a rebuild seal and piston kit. These tools will exert equal pressure on the washer so that it doesn't potato chip causing poor or no sealing. A must have when doing your brakes.
NOTE: These tools are applicable to those master cylinders with a crush washer NOT the type using a snap ring retainer system.
I got the 13mm kit, that's a bit over half an inch (.511)
Quote from: bdfinally on May 24, 2012, 05:23:52 PM
No, figured I'd wait for the kit and see exactly how small the seal is, the description is as follows.
I got the 13mm kit, that's a bit over half an inch (.511)
You just need a piece of tubing to tap the washer in?
How about a deep socket?
Quote from: ducpainter on May 24, 2012, 05:45:01 PM
You just need a piece of tubing to tap the washer in?
How about a deep socket?
Yep, in reading around that was one of the suggestions I saw. Was hoping someone here might have tried this on a old coffin. Does the clutch master have the same size piston as the brake on a '00 M750? If so, I've got an old one of those that I may turn into a guinea pig.
Typically clutch masters are smaller.
What bike do you have that has a 13mm brake master?
Single disc Ducs are 15mm and twin discs are 16mm IIRC.
Single disc 4 pot 13mm, dual disc 2 pot 15mm, dual disc 4 pot 16mm. 13mm on the clutch too.
http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productID=10.4620.23 (http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productID=10.4620.23)
Quote from: howie on May 25, 2012, 04:09:42 AM
Single disc 4 pot 13mm, dual disc 2 pot 15mm, dual disc 4 pot 16mm. 13mm on the clutch too.
http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productID=10.4620.23 (http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productID=10.4620.23)
looks like I was wrong again... ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on May 25, 2012, 04:16:34 AM
looks like I was wrong again... ;D
Glad you joined the club :D
Quote from: howie on May 25, 2012, 04:26:21 AM
Glad you joined the club :D
I'm a founding member. ;)
Got an email from Steve @ Bevel Heaven and he said instructions come with the kit but in typical Italian fashion have nothing to do with task at hand... [clap]
Found a little info on generic brembo rebuild on a Laverda forum and the national Guzzi owners site. Anyway I'll see if I can't get this old clutch M/C apart this w/e.