Attn -Mark Olsen Re Master Cylinder

Mark,
Thanks for the reply. I have looked at the manual and parts fish and I
have the replacement part in my hand. What may appear to be a snap
ring is actually just the rubber seal that attaches to the bottom of
the new reservoir. If there really is a snap ring, it sure is not
shown. I will try to get a Honda mechanic to look at mine, and see if
it should pop right off is what I think, but who knows. Have you taken
one of these apart before?
Thanks again.
Tim C.

 

Mark,
What manual and fiche do you ahve and what years does it cover? I picked up
a '75 cb360T in Minneapolis last year and there are some items that need
attention. I bought a Clymer's and it is quite detailed in some aspects,
but totally silent on others. In particular, you're supposed to remove the
cover and clean a slog screen as part of an oil change, but I don't want to
pull it apart until I'm sure that I have the gaskets/seals to reassemble.
Likewise, the front bearings. I'd like to know what to expect before
tearing it apart.

Tia

 

Thanks for the URL. I've seen Kawi's site before and was duly impressed.
Unfortunately, I don't own one. There is a good site for Beemers and I have
an 1150R as my primary ride, but I've never found anything for the Honda and
I don't want to have too mouch dough tied up in a 30 yr old scoot, so I've
been scouring eBay for bits and pieces. Thanks again.

 

Add the factory manual for your bike to your list. If you've planning on
doing your own maintenance, you want to have the Honda manual. Maybe
other brands aren't very good, or maybe old Honda manuals weren't as
good as their newer ones (mine's a '94), but AFAIK they're the best.It
looks like your model's manual is $22 plus shipping, new from Helm
(www.helminc.com). Helm is the USA distributor for all of Honda's
manuals, so this is the official, original (with whatever
updates/corrections Honda put out for the manual), manual for your bike.

IMO, trying to save money by going with an aftermarket (or no) manual is
a false economy. All the Haynes and Clymers manuals that I've seen were
spotty. A good mechanic could deal with them pretty well, but even so
you got some nasty surprises on occasion. I've never seen a Honda manual
that wasn't clear, complete, and quite detailed. The first time your
manual (whichever one you end up with) prevents you from shearing a bolt
or damaging a cover or having to tear the ABC down again because you
mis-installed a gasket, it pays for itself. Maybe the part that you
saved from destruction didn't cost $20, but by the time you go to the
shop and get one, you've wasted more than $20 worth of time.

Sorry if this seems a bit emphatic, or aggressive, I'm just a believer.

 

This is damn good advice. The trouble is that factory manuals are
usually three or fur times the price of a Haynes Book of Lies. But worth
it, I agree.

 

Mark,
Thanks for the reply, I was trying to get the reservoir off, and it is
really stuck in there. I think the o-ring got wedged and hopefully
heating with the hair dryer, and prying the plastic reservoir up will
release it. Maybe I will try a crow bar....
How hard was the reservoir to pry up on yours?
Tim C.

 

I finally got the revervoir off. It took heating it with the hair
dryer to hot temperature before it would pop off. It must have gone 5
feet in the air when it finally gave way. The problem was that the
rubber o-ring was really stuck and still was lodged in the M/C and it
had to be scaped off. So many dried brake oil particles had to be
cleaned from the housing before instaling the new plastic reservoir,
and rubber seal.
Thanks, it is done. Now to bleed the brake.....
Tim.