footpegleg Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 After fitting new bars on bike my front brake was bit loose, so tighten it up and SNAP, the bolt snaped grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Im looking now for a new master cylinder and im not sure about the brake cable It is very tight to the handlebar when fitted and i noticed that the ones for sale, some of them offer rear exit pipes Would this be a better option for me as my throttle housing sits right on top of the cylinder cover as the pipe from the brake is flush with the handlebar and thus gives it no play Anyone got any ideas as were to get one that is right for my sherco 2008 250, now with jitsie high rise bars Cheers again footpegleg gm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilks Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Try http://www.splatshop.co.uk/ajp97-f-b-m-cyl-assy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 If the bolt did move prior to it breaking, you may try to extract the broken part, or take to machinest. I have seen them stuck hard on the remaining bit and near impossible to remove with basic tooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footpegleg Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 In this picture the brake pipe coming out from the bottom of the resevoir prevents me from adjusting the brake lever to suit my need also you can see the throttle housing sitting atop of the resevoir Would a rear exit pipe on the master cylinder be a better option or is this the way it is meant to be??? This picture shows just how tight to the bars the pipe is, Is this all normal??? Cheers for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footpegleg Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 opps meant this one to see how tight it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 possibly you could loosen the banjo bolt and rotate the brake hose down a tad bit so it follows the same angle as the bars. Giving a little more downward swing for the master cylinder? Or take a chance and bend the metal part of the line a little bit away from the bars? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie chitlins Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 The throttle can be oriented anywhere...360 deg.... even with the cover below the bars. Those banjo bolts can be TIGHT. Mine won't move. But I have loosened them slightly and changed the angle of the hose without letting air in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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