Damien wrote:
> Yep that's me.. I didn't change my name such as to avoid any confusion that
> may have arisen
>

I think it may be a tie in the smartarse stakes Nev!

--
Pete
Fat Black Harley (Road Toad)

FuTAnT wrote:
> *much good advice snipped*

The bottom of the reservoir in the master cylinder has 2 holes in it.
One is fairly large, and is where the fluid is pumped into the line
when you squeeze the lever. The other is very small (coincidentally
about the diameter of a single bristle from a wire brush). The
smaller hole is used to allow fluid to seep back into the reservoir
when the pistons are pushed back into the calipers, and if it's
blocked you can get a "ratchet" effect on your brakes.

I've only ever seen this on 20+ year old neglected bikes, but if
you're taking the calipers apart you might as well service the master
cylinder while you're at it.


BTH