dan28 Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 my xvs had a( bodged ) rear disc setup when i bought it due to the old setup not working very well (the pedal pulled a cable that went to the back of the bike that pulled a linkage(that flexed sideways) an moved the master cylinder arm i decided to fit a master cylinder from a yamaha wr i mounted it through the engine mount as the pedal is bolted directly to the linkage it will work alot better heres a pic to explain http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7717/photo1831jo.jpg the problem i have now is the master cylinder is smaller than the one desined to work with the rear caliper the old one had number 14 on it the one i m using now says 1/2 so i guesss this wont push enough fluid through? so i should change the rear caliper to match the master cylinder but this is the mount the attaches the original brake to the swing arm http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/693/photo1836.jpg an this is the caliper an bracket i need to use to match the master cylinder http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/5505/kgrhqjhje0fb5z6yor8bqp6.jpg not sure if it will be possible to modify it so it will fit to the bracket above?
Moderator drewpy Posted January 2, 2013 Moderator Posted January 2, 2013 there's only 1mm difference so the rear pedal will travel a bit further, but you should still have a rear brake. have you tried it with this set-up yet or are you assuming there is a problem?
dan28 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Posted January 3, 2013 i havent tried it yet the old master cylinder had 14 embossed on it (i assume this means 14mm the new one says 1/2 i assume this means half inch (approx 13mm) i noticed the old master cylinder is quite abit longer an if i mount in the new location the pedal would hit the ground (hence using a shorter one) so i should be able to use the new master cylinder(1/2) with the old caliper intended to work on 14 master cylinder i need to get a braided hose made upto use them but if it doesnt work chances are the hose will be the wrong angle if i fit a different caliper
Moderator mervin Posted January 3, 2013 Moderator Posted January 3, 2013 Dont panic Mr Manwairing, Yamaha used 1/2" calipers for europe and 14 mm for the states on many bikes with the same calipers on the bikes, you will never notice the difference
dan28 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Posted January 4, 2013 thanks mervin the caliper an swing are are from a sachs xtc not that it really matters i ll get my hose made up at weeked an hopefully it will work
Moderator drewpy Posted January 4, 2013 Moderator Posted January 4, 2013 better get the right Hose http://youtu.be/Cz2-ukrd2VQ?t=2m17s 1
dan28 Posted January 5, 2013 Author Posted January 5, 2013 you had me worried for a second then drewpy
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