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Offline rddcw

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Rubber Lever End ?
« on: December 06, 2017, 06:08:08 PM »
Can you re-use the rubber ends on your clutch or brake levers ?  I have different "New" M/C that I'm using on my K4 but doesn't have a rubber end on the brake lever.  I have other levers with these rubber ends but those lever won't work on my M/C.
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Re: Rubber Lever End ?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2017, 06:42:15 PM »
Don't think the rubber will transfer.

However, If you find some Plastidip you can coat them anew.  Could do colors in addition to black, too.

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Re: Rubber Lever End ?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2017, 06:44:46 PM »
You can actually buy these from Honda.
PN: 53180-286-000

Sometimes you can get the old rubber cover off and reuse it but usually they harden with age.
Or you can use something like Plasti-dip to make your own.
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Re: Rubber Lever End ?
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2017, 01:15:28 PM »
Quote from: rddcw on December 06, 2017, 06:08:08 PM
Can you re-use the rubber ends on your clutch or brake levers ?  I have different "New" M/C that I'm using on my K4 but doesn't have a rubber end on the brake lever.  I have other levers with these rubber ends but those lever won't work on my M/C.

i busted the very end of my brake lever from a drop.  pulled the rubber end off the broken part and jammed it on the end of what was left. 
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Offline przjohn

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Re: Rubber Lever End ?
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2017, 03:42:14 PM »
The Honda rubber  can be a biatch to put on the Honda levers and on some repops, impossible.
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Re: Rubber Lever End ?
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2017, 04:22:02 PM »
you might be able to work the tube of a can of WD40 under the edge of the rubber and squirt a little in and then work it lose.  You would have to clean off the WD40 before fitting it on a new ever so it isn't lose.  If the rubber is old it may just split going over the bulb end.

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Re: Rubber Lever End ?
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2017, 07:24:58 PM »
« Last Edit: December 09, 2017, 07:27:39 PM by Airborne 82nd »
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Re: Rubber Lever End ?
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2017, 08:40:48 AM »
Quote from: Airborne 82nd on December 09, 2017, 07:24:58 PM
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wallmart has it

that dude "sawed this boat in half" and fixed it with the flex seal tape.  "woohoo!".
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