Grabby Front brakes
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From: BryanUT on 28 Jun 2010 18:55 On Jun 27, 7:34 pm, George <Geor12...(a)zoa.com> wrote: > On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:26:29 -0700, CS wrote: > > "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > >news:tqpf26d4sk5ntk6s2uc03vucsg2rbllfld(a)4ax.com... > >> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:40:01 -0700, "CS" <donts...(a)sears.com> wrote: > > <snip> > >> I keep looking at the stainless brake lines but have yet to pull the > >> trigger. > > > Worth every penny. Highly recommend. > > SS lines are great but the best solution for grabby > brakes is to soak the pads in WD-40 or some 30 weight > oil overnight. > Works like a charm and you brakes will no longer grab. Yep, just like fixing those pesky traction problems with liberal use of armour-all on the tires.
From: CS on 28 Jun 2010 19:00 "don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in message news:57vf265mfjl84js2v56jcgvahlmq3lgqj7(a)4ax.com... > On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:26:29 -0700, "CS" <dontshop(a)sears.com> wrote: > >> >>I'm waiting for the next good rain this winter before I do the clutch. > > The clutch is easier to do than replacing the front brake pads. > > If your clutch is slipping it might not be the friction disks. Common > to the second generation Venture is a weak diaphragm spring. More > often than not the slipping clutch is due to the weak spring as > opposed to the clutch plates. It might be the same on the earlier > Royal Stars. > > I replaced mine with the Barnett SR-2 Spring Conversion and Pressure > Plate install. > http://www.venturers.org/Tech_Library/index.php?action=article&cat_id=002006&id=310 > It was an easy swap. You don't even have to drain the oil and that > pressure plate looks so pretty it's a shame to cover it up. > > But you were probably aware of all this already. The friction plates and whatnot were all replaced with stock stuff right after I got the bike. Again, I should have done it myself, but oh well. I should have said I plan on doing the clutch master and slave cylinders, as well as SS lines, this winter. How do you like the feel of the new pressure plate? CS
From: S'mee on 28 Jun 2010 21:11 On Jun 28, 4:55 pm, BryanUT <nestl...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > On Jun 27, 7:34 pm, George <Geor12...(a)zoa.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:26:29 -0700, CS wrote: > > > "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote in message > > >news:tqpf26d4sk5ntk6s2uc03vucsg2rbllfld(a)4ax.com... > > >> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:40:01 -0700, "CS" <donts...(a)sears.com> wrote: > > > <snip> > > >> I keep looking at the stainless brake lines but have yet to pull the > > >> trigger. > > > > Worth every penny. Highly recommend. > > > SS lines are great but the best solution for grabby > > brakes is to soak the pads in WD-40 or some 30 weight > > oil overnight. > > Works like a charm and you brakes will no longer grab. > > Yep, just like fixing those pesky traction problems with liberal use > of armour-all on the tires. Really? I always use cod-liver oil...it's organic and safe for the enviroment and other undead things.
From: don (Calgary) on 28 Jun 2010 23:55 On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:00:50 -0700, "CS" <dontshop(a)sears.com> wrote: >"don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in message >news:57vf265mfjl84js2v56jcgvahlmq3lgqj7(a)4ax.com... >> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:26:29 -0700, "CS" <dontshop(a)sears.com> wrote: >> >>> >>>I'm waiting for the next good rain this winter before I do the clutch. >> >> The clutch is easier to do than replacing the front brake pads. >> >> If your clutch is slipping it might not be the friction disks. Common >> to the second generation Venture is a weak diaphragm spring. More >> often than not the slipping clutch is due to the weak spring as >> opposed to the clutch plates. It might be the same on the earlier >> Royal Stars. >> >> I replaced mine with the Barnett SR-2 Spring Conversion and Pressure >> Plate install. >> http://www.venturers.org/Tech_Library/index.php?action=article&cat_id=002006&id=310 >> It was an easy swap. You don't even have to drain the oil and that >> pressure plate looks so pretty it's a shame to cover it up. >> >> But you were probably aware of all this already. > >The friction plates and whatnot were all replaced with stock stuff right >after I got the bike. Again, I should have done it myself, but oh well. > >I should have said I plan on doing the clutch master and slave cylinders, as >well as SS lines, this winter. > >How do you like the feel of the new pressure plate? > It's great. Smooth linear, and when I take third and fourth to the rev limiter and shift up the bike absolutely lurches forward. Money well spent.
From: Polarhound on 29 Jun 2010 00:15
don (Calgary) wrote: > On another minor mechanical note, last week, somewhere in Utah, the > shifter linkage on the RK decided to fall apart. It is kinda > disconcerting to try to down shift and discover the shift lever is > flopping around on the floorboard. It was a three wire tie roadside > fix. Yesterday I picked up a couple of new parts and did the proper > repair. This happened to me once on the heel-toe shifter of the XS... ... I limped it in 4th gear to a Rocky's Hardware parking lot, bought a couple of joints, a piece of threaded rod and a hacksaw, and made a permanent replacement in about 20 minutes. |