[SoulvilleUSA]

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Greetings and salutations fellow wingers,

I finally was able to restrain myself from riding my newly aquired 82 interstate and pull the rear wheel for tire replacement. (putting on one of the new Dunlop Elite IIIs)

While I was there, I decided to go ahead and remove the rear bags, trunk, rack, and crash bars; which evidently were put to use before I bought the bike and are in need of some major tweaking with a dead-blow hammer. Thus having a clear view of the rear wheel, I was able to remove it rather easily. I also got a good look at the rear brake and things are not looking good there.

The caliper piston seems to be unable to recess all the way back into the caliper. The rear brake works tolerably with just this short draw and half-worn pads, but I would like to go ahead and put new pads on. Has anyone else run into this problem of the rear brake piston stopping at the halfway-in point, or should I just start looking for a new rear caliper set?

 

[SoulvilleUSA]

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Thanks, Jack! I will definietly use your tip on the pliers.

Hope to see you out there on Hwy 40 sometime.

 

[SoulvilleUSA]

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Thanks for all the help! I got my caliper all cleaned out and then went to pump them back up to pressure and my master cylinder went kaput... now I am on to taking out the master cylinder.

Thanks again for all the help, I will open up another thread if I run into trouble working on the master cylinder.

This bike reminds me of an old MGB I used to have.... if you fix something in one place, it puts just enough strain on something else to break it.... with everything kept half-repaired, it ran like a dream... Zen and the art of shade-tree mechanicing!

 

[SoulvilleUSA]

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Okay Exavid and DonM, you two are starting to sound like two arguing old women .

I do appreciate all the assistance though.