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« on: September 19, 2013, 10:23:47 AM » |
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Is there a way to clear up the site glass on these things? I'd like to be able to see my fluid in both the clutch and front brake master cylinders. I'm going to drain them both and flush with fresh fluid. I think that part of my front brake problem could be sticky calipers or something like that. I'm truly hoping for time in the shop with it tonight or tomorrow night.
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« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2013, 10:32:43 AM » |
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It`s been awhile but I think I was able to get a Q-Tip on them.
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« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2013, 10:43:08 AM » |
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It`s been awhile but I think I was able to get a Q-Tip on them.
What he said, and dip it (the q-tip) into isopropyl alcohol to add some 'muscle' to the cleaning. |
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sawdustar
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« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2013, 10:58:35 AM » |
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What about what appears to be scratches on the site glasses?
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« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2013, 11:12:58 AM » |
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What about what appears to be scratches on the site glasses?
Scratches on the outside of glass? If so I doubt anything you can do. But it may be gunked up on the inside giving the appearance of scratches. |
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« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2013, 01:01:10 PM » |
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What about what appears to be scratches on the site glasses?
I have read (never tested it) that you can use a 2-part clear epoxy to fix that. Have your mc dismantled, cleaned and lying on it's side on a workbench is order to have the sight glass level and parallel with the workbench. Place a few drops of the mixed clear epoxy on the site glass. It should flatten itself out ... and tomorrow the sight glass should be clearer. You would, of course, sand the sight glass a bit with steel wool, etc. in order to make sure that the epoxy sticks to it as intended. Note: I would test this on a piece of clear plastic before trying it on the mc ... but apparently it works well. |
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I just shuffle slower ...
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« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2013, 05:40:37 PM » |
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You can try polishing them out with a small wheel on a dremel tool,, won't be perfect, but should clean them up some... use automotive rubbing compound or something similar on the wheel and not cutting and polishing compounds for metal.
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« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2013, 06:49:44 PM » |
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You can try polishing them out with a small wheel on a dremel tool,, won't be perfect, but should clean them up some... use automotive rubbing compound or something similar on the wheel and not cutting and polishing compounds for metal.
Be Careful! Those windows are a plastic material. I would not use rubbing compoud it will scratch the surface even more. Something a little more gentle. If you power buff and get that surface too hot your not going to be happy. I agree with the Qtip approach. Another thing i have done is load a syringe with brake fluid and flush the back of the lens to get crud out. Make sure you have a lot of drape material laying around to protect your bikes finish from errant brake fluid. Let's us know after you replace the fluid how things worked out. |
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« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2013, 08:53:02 PM » |
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I should have mentioned that you want to use a buffing wheel on the Dremel. Think about it,,, modern automotive rubbing compounds like 3M perfect-it are made to polish plastics, not scratch them. They are formulated for the urethane clear coats which are basically a plastic film. They polish acrylic, lexan and other medium to hard plastics quite well.... you do need to be careful to keep the speed of your tool/wheel at polishing speeds, not grinding speeds so as not to burn the surface. Same thing as polishing out plastic headlights covers.
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« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2013, 05:43:43 AM » |
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Thanks guys.!!! Yea, I have 3 Dremels....I'm a woodworker as a passionate hobbiest/semi-pro. I work in I.T. as a professional paying job, but I've earned some good side line money via my woodworking.  Yea, good idea on the plastic polish and Dremel buffing wheel. I will see what it all looks like once I get the fluid drained and the mc's flushed out. The rain has moved in and today if Friday, so working on the bike will come this evening. |
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« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2013, 08:03:16 AM » |
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I would suggest to only clean the windows.
Make sure you have the floating plastic piece inside the reservoir.
It is that piece, which is supposed to be there, is to show thru the window and to reveal the level of the fluid.
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« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2013, 01:58:00 PM » |
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I would suggest to only clean the windows.
Make sure you have the floating plastic piece inside the reservoir.
It is that piece, which is supposed to be there, is to show thru the window and to reveal the level of the fluid.
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Ah..!!! Good tip right there Ricky-D...!!!! Thank You.!! |
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