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cactusmelba · 08-11-2014, 01:44 PM

Thanks Weldmeister, I'll whip the carb off, clean it out, and get a fuel filter too..

Another issue is that I was trying to re-fit the front calliper onto the forks but I can't prise apart the pads.. I tried to unscrew the lid on the hydraulic fluid chamber box mounted on the handlebars (I'm sure there's a more technical name for it than that but I personally don't know what it is!) to see if that would relieve a little pressure but the screws are SOLID. Instead I undid a little bleed nipple on the calliper itself until a little fluid came out then held it higher that the handlebars while I tried to prise the pads apart but no luck.

What am I doing wrong? (and don't say "playing at being a bike mechanic!")

08-11-2014, 01:44 PM	#47
cactusmelba Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: the dirty stinkin UK Posts: 71	Thanks Weldmeister, I'll whip the carb off, clean it out, and get a fuel filter too.. Another issue is that I was trying to re-fit the front calliper onto the forks but I can't prise apart the pads.. I tried to unscrew the lid on the hydraulic fluid chamber box mounted on the handlebars (I'm sure there's a more technical name for it than that but I personally don't know what it is!) to see if that would relieve a little pressure but the screws are SOLID. Instead I undid a little bleed nipple on the calliper itself until a little fluid came out then held it higher that the handlebars while I tried to prise the pads apart but no luck. What am I doing wrong? (and don't say "playing at being a bike mechanic!")
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