I have a 1981 Honda silverwing interstate and as I am driving and using
my brakes they are gradually sticking harder and harder.. I have
replaced the brake pads, pistons and seals and taken the master
cyclinder off and cleaned... But I still am having problems with this
happening. Any suggestions as to what might be wrong. Thank you

"engkitten" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a 1981 Honda silverwing interstate and as I am driving and using
>my brakes they are gradually sticking harder and harder.. I have
>replaced the brake pads, pistons and seals and taken the master
>cyclinder off and cleaned... But I still am having problems with this
>happening. Any suggestions as to what might be wrong. Thank you

This is a common problem on those bikes and is caused by the little hole
in the master cylinder being plugged. I haven't had to fix one yet but I
understand the hole is really tiny.

Ken in Albuquerque
'82 Honda GL650 Silverwing
'02 Suzuki Savage

>
> If so, did you run a wire through the fluid return hole in the master
> cylinder? It's covered by a little stamped steel piece that keeps
> fluid from spraying up when the lever is released. It's a very small
> hole, you need to pull off that piece, and poke a small wire through
> the hole to get the congealed brake fluid out of there that is keeping
> fluid pressure in the front brake lines.
>

why did they design it that way?

what problem would be caused if the stamped piece is removed and the
fluid "sprays" inside the closed reservoiur?

Mark

"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> why did they design it that way?
>
> what problem would be caused if the stamped piece is removed and the
> fluid "sprays" inside the closed reservoiur?

You'd find out the next time you bleed the brakes ;-)

Apart from that, I can (just) imagine that there can be a deeper
technical reason that would have something to do with minimising
air / fluid mixing that would be much more effective with a
small fountain in the reservoir.

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