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Basic tools needed are:
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Next familiarize yourself
with the master cylinder.
Master cylinders consist of two basic
parts.
The main master cylinder piston workings that could also
be called the pump, and the reservoir
where the fluid is held. This info can be used for almost
any brand of master cylinder and for front
or rear styles. Some have remote reservoirs and some have
solid reservoirs that are part of the pump body.
For our purposes we will be rebuilding a master cylinder from a
'83 GL1100. This was chosen due to
having the removable reservoir so we could also cover replacing
the reservoir too.
Dissasembly
Next we will take the master cylinder
apart. It is important in this step to make sure to lay out ALL
the parts just
as they were removed. Most rebuild kits do not come with any
sort of instructions. If the parts are layed out in
the order and the direction they were pulled, it will be much
easier for the final installation of the new parts.
First thing to remove will be a soft rubber boot that covers the
outer part of the pump piston. On our example
model it was missing so we added a picture of the new one that
will be installed in one of the last steps.
Typically it can be just pulled out with your fingers of a pair
if needle nose pliers and set aside as the first removed part.
That will leave the exposed piston end and then you can see the
snap ring that needs to be removed next.
Exposed piston end showing snap ring that holds it in.
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