Stud extractors arrived, can't budge the seized brake nipple, bollox, but at least I havent snapped the extractor
Andys suggestion of left hand drill bits then?
Stud extractors arrived, can't budge the seized brake nipple, bollox, but at least I havent snapped the extractor
Maybe, I haven't drilled down too far or too wide so it's a possibility.Andys suggestion of left hand drill bits then?
Get the bleed screw sorted then connect back up to a master cylinder and see if pressure will persuade them?
Thanks Simon
I'll drop you a PM over the w/e rather than clog up ebb's thread
Andres
I'll try the air line, I'm a long way from having a working master cylinder yet
I've done that successfully in the past - but wrap a towel or something large around the caliper, there is a hell of a bang when they pop and someone could get hurt by flying parts !
Bob.
mate of mine uses a grease gun to pressure the pistons out - again wrap the calliper to save the trouble of grease and bits all over the lounge
The headlight doesn't look right, seeming more at home on earlier models like the 24 Horas and I wanted to fit a full chrome one like a guy - Paddy? a mechanic not one of the owners - at Oxford Motorcycle Engineering had done on his 250 Desmo back then. This bike only had a speedo mounted on a home made ally plate rather than the speedo-rev counter unit made by Veglia - known as 'Vaguely-a' for obvious reasons - and that mirror sucks. Neither of my bikes had mirrors at all - oh those were the days ... and not so dumb as you wouldn't have been able to see anything in them anyway - apart from the occasional blue flashing light!
This is relevant to ebbo's tread if only to keep him motivated ...
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Wow!
That's really beautiful and yellow, the only colour for a baby Desmo! I actually really like the light unit (very popular on the modern crop of Hipster bikes at the mo).
The scooter looks rather special too ~ what's the blue bike in front?
Andres
Work stopped for a flu break, to be resumed quite soon
PS, I would like the drum front brake but it’s not as I remember them in Jax bike shop
The service kit arrived Friday after three weeks waitGreat to see you back in action. How is the master cylinder coming along?
Simon