| 1981 honda silverwing front wheel seizing [message #777738] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 00:01 |
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I have a 1981 Honda silverwing interstate and as I am driving and using
my brakes they are gradually sticking harder and harder.. I have
replaced the brake pads, pistons and seals and taken the master
cyclinder off and cleaned... But I still am having problems with this
happening. Any suggestions as to what might be wrong. Thank you
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| Re: 1981 honda silverwing front wheel seizing [message #785070 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 02:24 |
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engkitten wrote:
> I have a 1981 Honda silverwing interstate and as I am driving and using
> my brakes they are gradually sticking harder and harder.. I have
> replaced the brake pads, pistons and seals and taken the master
> cyclinder off and cleaned... But I still am having problems with this
> happening. Any suggestions as to what might be wrong. Thank you
Do the calipers release their grip if you crack a bleeder screw?
If so, did you run a wire through the fluid return hole in the master
cylinder? It's covered by a little stamped steel piece that keeps
fluid from spraying up when the lever is released. It's a very small
hole, you need to pull off that piece, and poke a small wire through
the hole to get the congealed brake fluid out of there that is keeping
fluid pressure in the front brake lines.
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'01 SV650S '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13 '81 CM400T
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| Re: 1981 honda silverwing front wheel seizing [message #785071 ] |
Mon, 17 July 2006 02:59 |
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"engkitten" <engkitten [at] yahoo.ca> wrote:
>I have a 1981 Honda silverwing interstate and as I am driving and using
>my brakes they are gradually sticking harder and harder.. I have
>replaced the brake pads, pistons and seals and taken the master
>cyclinder off and cleaned... But I still am having problems with this
>happening. Any suggestions as to what might be wrong. Thank you
This is a common problem on those bikes and is caused by the little hole
in the master cylinder being plugged. I haven't had to fix one yet but I
understand the hole is really tiny.
Ken in Albuquerque
'82 Honda GL650 Silverwing
'02 Suzuki Savage
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| Re: 1981 honda silverwing front wheel seizing [message #785132 ] |
Wed, 19 July 2006 22:49 |
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> If so, did you run a wire through the fluid return hole in the master
> cylinder? It's covered by a little stamped steel piece that keeps
> fluid from spraying up when the lever is released. It's a very small
> hole, you need to pull off that piece, and poke a small wire through
> the hole to get the congealed brake fluid out of there that is keeping
> fluid pressure in the front brake lines.
>
why did they design it that way?
what problem would be caused if the stamped piece is removed and the
fluid "sprays" inside the closed reservoiur?
Mark
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| Re: 1981 honda silverwing front wheel seizing [message #785134 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 00:07 |
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"Mark" <makolber [at] yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1153342163.725051.115270 [at] s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> why did they design it that way?
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> what problem would be caused if the stamped piece is removed and the
> fluid "sprays" inside the closed reservoiur?
You'd find out the next time you bleed the brakes ;-)
Apart from that, I can (just) imagine that there can be a deeper
technical reason that would have something to do with minimising
air / fluid mixing that would be much more effective with a
small fountain in the reservoir.
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| Re: 1981 honda silverwing front wheel seizing [message #785138 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 05:24 |
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OH- wrote:
> "Mark" <makolber [at] yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:1153342163.725051.115270 [at] s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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>>why did they design it that way?
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>>what problem would be caused if the stamped piece is removed and the
>>fluid "sprays" inside the closed reservoiur?
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> You'd find out the next time you bleed the brakes ;-)
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> Apart from that, I can (just) imagine that there can be a deeper
> technical reason that would have something to do with minimising
> air / fluid mixing that would be much more effective with a
> small fountain in the reservoir.
Well batted, I hadn't thought of that but it makes sense.
Whenever one is tempted to remove a motorcycle part (AKA "Muntzing" [1])
because it's obviously not needed... stop, count to 20,,, count to 20
again... ...
[1] http://www.national.com/rap/Story/0,1562,17,00.html
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'01 SV650S '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13 '81 CM400T
OMF #7
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