Topic: circlip master cylinder

[evinrude7]

i'm sure someone has had it worse than me, getting the old one out.  it's soaking again in pb blaster.  can get the ends where the holes are to move but the rest of it is rusted solid.  other than wrestling with it any suggestions?   

[CycleRanger]

Dental picks are what I use.
And a snap-ring pliers, although my snap-ring pliers usually come up a bit short so I have to finagle it.

[evinrude7]

using the picks and pliers.  this #$%* is pissing me off. 

[evinrude7]

Got the SOB out.

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[754]

Heating them usually helps.

[ekpent]

 And pushing in the piston shaft with a screwdriver  while held in a vice can give a little more room and allow for better view of the clip.

[evinrude7]

rebuilt. 

[Stev-o]

I like the custom bent lever, nice touch.

That happen during the rebuild?!

[RAFster122s]

Yeah, he is going to post it on the pissed off thread and then sell it and a matching clutch lever on ebay as a retro mod shorty lever set.

[przjohn]

There is a special circlip tool you can buy that makes it much easier. It is a 90 degree long nose tool.

[evinrude7]

I like the custom bent lever, nice touch.

That happen during the rebuild?!

nah it's from a fall. 

[evinrude7]

Yeah, he is going to post it on the pissed off thread and then sell it and a matching clutch lever on ebay as a retro mod shorty lever set.

I like the custom bent lever, nice touch.

That happen during the rebuild?!

i tried to heat it and straighten it.  now i truly have a retro mod shorty lever. 

[Stev-o]

Yeah, he is going to post it on the pissed off thread and then sell it and a matching clutch lever on ebay as a retro mod shorty lever set.

I like the custom bent lever, nice touch.

That happen during the rebuild?!

i tried to heat it and straighten it.  now i truly have a retro mod shorty lever. 

Ha!  On a serious note, I dont think I would keep it like that, order a new one. [could be a safety hazard]

[TwoTired]

Yeah, he is going to post it on the pissed off thread and then sell it and a matching clutch lever on ebay as a retro mod shorty lever set.

I like the custom bent lever, nice touch.

That happen during the rebuild?!

i tried to heat it and straighten it.  now i truly have a retro mod shorty lever.

Tell everyone it was a "lightening" mod and made your bike faster.

...and you only need one finger for braking.

 

[evinrude7]

another one is on the way. 

[beemerbum]

i'm sure someone has had it worse than me, getting the old one out.  it's soaking again in pb blaster.  can get the ends where the holes are to move but the rest of it is rusted solid.  other than wrestling with it any suggestions?

Motion Pro makes circlip pliers for this purpose. The prongs get right into that nasty M/C. Worth the investment ($17) if you will ever deal with the issue again.

[evinrude7]

i'm sure someone has had it worse than me, getting the old one out.  it's soaking again in pb blaster.  can get the ends where the holes are to move but the rest of it is rusted solid.  other than wrestling with it any suggestions?

Motion Pro makes circlip pliers for this purpose. The prongs get right into that nasty M/C. Worth the investment ($17) if you will ever deal with the issue again.

thanks i had ones that were long enough it was just completely rusted in.   

[RAFster122s]

Heard of someone recently buying a pair and they broke the first time they went to do a MC circlip extraction...
Talking about the PO thread...probably documented there.

So, what do you do with old aluminum MC parts that need recycled?  Other than send them to Stev-O to make trophies out of or other MC art?

If you had enough levers you could make a set of redneck alum wind chimes out of them cutting them to various lengths to give different tones.

[ekpent]

 Mine broke the tip the first time I grabbed a circleclip  Think I bought them from Z1 .

[Johnie]

Mine is Motion Pro part #noted below. Did quite a few and the tips are still very good.

[ekpent]

 Think I bought a lemon Johnie. Still have them around will have to see what brand they are if they are marked.

[Johnie]

I have had some stubborn clips Eric and was concerned about the tip breaking, but so far so good. They seem to be pretty strong for the small amount of metal that makes up that tip.