happydaze
John
True. I guess a zerk is a grease fitting, meant to let stuff in, not out.
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Hard to roll when cold. Brake pistion?
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True. I guess a zerk is a grease fitting, meant to let stuff in, not out.
happydaze
John
Thanks Gary. Time to put it back together and back on the bike. The brake shoes are practically new. I guess my brother changed them but didn't rebuild the piston. Too bad he passed away or I would ask him. He's the PO.
piston pits; very fine paper like 1000 grit, or rubbing compound, the idea is to remove any sharp, rubber cutting, edges.
Sounds like a labor of love....
I had two bikes that came with grease all over the bleeders. To a boy with a hammer everything looks like a nail.
Once the system is pressurized, the piston moves in and out very little. Pitting on the majority of it won't hurt a thing. Only the small area that slides through that square o-ring seal needs to be in good shape.
happydaze
John
Thanks for all the help. I'm going to put it back together with what I've got. If I have any problems I'll order a new piston from Mikes XS and redo it. It's a pretty easy repair so I don't mind if I have to revisit it. I just had to do something right away because I was having a hard time even rolling it in and out of the garage with the stuck piston.
My brother rescued this bike. It had been sitting outdoors for many years and he cleaned it up and got it back on the road. I like to keep it going as it is part of the memory of times with him. There's a link to it from my profile page, but here it is if anyone's interested.
My brother rescued this bike. It had been sitting outdoors for many years and he cleaned it up and got it back on the road. I like to keep it going as it is part of the memory of times with him. There's a link to it from my profile page, but here it is if anyone's interested.
happydaze
John
It rolls, it stops, and it's back together before sundown, so I'm pretty happy. 
That bike shows pride of ownership, nice to see.
