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- Sun Mar 26, 2017 4:25 am
- Forum: Chassis & Suspension Shop
- Topic: marzocchi shocks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20921
Re: marzocchi shocks
I can't remember the exact numbers but it's something like 2 and a half psi of pressure or something tiny like that. You're supposed to have a special tool that can deal with such small pressures to get the right amount of air in them but we lived a long way from anything like that so figured out t...
- Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:32 am
- Forum: Chassis & Suspension Shop
- Topic: Marzocchi Strada Colour code
- Replies: 1
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Marzocchi Strada Colour code
Is anybody able to supply the Silver colour code for the finned reservoir Marzocchi Strada 2.3's fitted to the Darmahs?
- Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:42 pm
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: Scarab bleeder screw
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19722
Re:
m You don't need bleeder screws on the calipers to bleed your brakes. Here is how I bleed my brakes and it has never failed me. I am assuming that the M/C and caliper were correctly rebuilt and assembled. First of all, I never bleed my brakes just to replace the fluid. It is so easy, that I always ...
- Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:44 pm
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: 900 ss 1981 rear master cyclinder
- Replies: 7
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Re: 900 ss 1981 rear master cyclinder
Hello I have just removed and dismantled the Darmahs Rear Master Cylinder and found that by very patiently lightly squeezing the open rim of the master cylinder may have loosened it enough to unscrew easily........ Dismantled pic shown There is a round seal between the reservoir and the bowl, be car...
- Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:27 am
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: Suggestions for freeing frozen Brembo pistons
- Replies: 10
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Re: Suggestions for freeing frozen Brembo pistons
I have just had the same problem with original steel/chrome pistons seized on the rear brake. I could not budge them by soaking them in Penetrene, nor gripping the edge of the piston with vise grips, then attempting to turn the piston in the bore with an adjustable spanner on the vise grips. Air in ...