davem222
davem222
Hey all,
I bought a custom rear master cylinder from Mikes about 6 months ago, figuring I'd need it. It's sat in a box til I could fix up all of the rest of things on my bike. I hooked it up today and at first, when I put pressure on the brake pedal, the metal stick attached to the pivot would not move inwards at all. Then I put some pressure, maybe 1/3 of what you might while braking, I heard a sort of small snap, and the thing now moves completely freely about a quarter inch (I'm guessing). I thought that it maybe was stuck on something but now is all good. I tried putting it all together and bleeding the brakes, putting in fluid, etc, nothing. I could simply not get fluid to move to the caliper. I thought maybe it was the old brake line I was using, so I removed it and looked in the hole on the master cylinder where the banjo bolt goes, thinking at least as I pumped the brake lever it would have some brake fluid come up. Nothing. Anyone have a similar experience or know what's going on? Am I boned because it's garbage and busted and I bought this thing months ago?
I bought a custom rear master cylinder from Mikes about 6 months ago, figuring I'd need it. It's sat in a box til I could fix up all of the rest of things on my bike. I hooked it up today and at first, when I put pressure on the brake pedal, the metal stick attached to the pivot would not move inwards at all. Then I put some pressure, maybe 1/3 of what you might while braking, I heard a sort of small snap, and the thing now moves completely freely about a quarter inch (I'm guessing). I thought that it maybe was stuck on something but now is all good. I tried putting it all together and bleeding the brakes, putting in fluid, etc, nothing. I could simply not get fluid to move to the caliper. I thought maybe it was the old brake line I was using, so I removed it and looked in the hole on the master cylinder where the banjo bolt goes, thinking at least as I pumped the brake lever it would have some brake fluid come up. Nothing. Anyone have a similar experience or know what's going on? Am I boned because it's garbage and busted and I bought this thing months ago?