[mnbowhunter]

I and trying to figure out what stops the brake pedal from rising too high when the brakes are not applied. The previous owner devised a clamp to hold it down. He said without the clamp the pedal is way too high, something broke I guess. I looked at every angle and could see no type of stop. Pulling my hair out and really don't that much to spare.

 

[mnbowhunter]

The P.O. said whatever happened, happened all at once. I looked again and the clevis and adjusting rod looks fine. The rod going into the master cylinder goes into a rubber boot. There must be something broken that is hidden by the boot. Not alot of room in there, not even sure I can pull the master cylinder out without removing the gas tank. The brakes work fine. Might have to live with it. It just bothers me because the rest of the bike is perfect. Thanks for all the replies guys.:bow:

 

[mnbowhunter]

The retainer clip could have came out of the groove in the master cylinder or it may just need to be adjusted by loosening the lock nut on the MC push rod and turning the rod farther into the clevis.

Dave is the retainer clip hidden by the rubber boot on the master cylinder?

 

[mnbowhunter]

thanks Trashtruck, that explains alot. there is a bunch of stuff going on behind that boot.

 

[mnbowhunter]

Success!

OK, I tore everything apart, and the circlip/snap-ring was not seated in it's groove. There was so much crud in there that at first I couldn't even see the groove. Cleaned everything up and put everything back together. I wasn't real happy with the fit, it seems the groove is a bit shallow to get a real good grip on the snap-ring. I will have to see if it pops out in the future. If it does I will machine the groove deeper and use a little bigger snap-ring, or drill some small holes through the housing and pin it with some small roll-pins. The spec for the adjustment calls for a 7mm difference between the footrest and the pedal height. This seemed a little wonky to me, so I adjusted the push-rod till I had a tiny bit of free travel in the pedal. The old fluid was really nasty, hadn't been changed in a while for sure. Thanks again for all the helpful posts guys. :bow:
Jeff