The master cylinder has been bugging me since I got the bike this winter. Paint peeling and bubbling. And since I have it off the bike i decided to refinish it. I also stripped and polishd the cover which was pretty ugly also. Forgot to take some before pics but you get the idea. Either way it will look far better than before.

Since I am now waiting for the paint to cure up I was thinking of having a look inside the caliper. How are the aftermarket rebuild kits? And if I just split the caliper to have a look will I actually need to replace the crossover gaskets?

 

I powerbled about a half qt through mine today when I swapped to a shorter braided line. Figured out last time it will feel a tad soft till ridden few times then gets real firm. Never feels unsafe and still stops on dime. The lever feel gets firmer fairly quickly.

 

Aftermarket caliper rebuild kits are inexpensive and easy to do...

 

On Harley's I've always opened the bleeder on the caliper and allowed to leak for a minute, then pumped it, it was quick after that, I tried the traditional method of pumping the brake and releasing the air, but it never seemed to work, the twin disc lowrider takes a lil more time to bleed than a single disc. So one would be working on a double the air in the system. Walking away seems to work, and allowing gravity do it's thing.

 

Gotta wait until tomorrow to put front brake set up back on. Few hrs after painting I noticed a low spot where the paint wasn't getting at. Had to re coat this a.m. but im getting itchy the bike"s been grounded for over a week now.

 

[QUOTE=bob kegogi;14163992]On Harley's I've always opened the bleeder on the caliper and allowed to leak for a minute, then pumped it, it was quick after that.

I did as you suggested and it went smooth and quick. thx

 

Hoping for the same tomorrow

 

+100

I agree with bleeding as best you can and then bungee the lever good and tight overnight and it will be perfect. This was only method that got my brake feel back.