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You think the Carpet Pissers did this?
Alright. I got brakes AND clutch to work!
I had my neighbor Big Dave walk over and help me out. He's an older wrencher who offered his life experiences in exchange for some welding services. Together, we took off the caliper and pump the SHIT out of the brake lever until the piston was as far out as it would go. Then, we bled fluid out of the line until the piston was in far enough that it would go over the brake pads. Once we have it on the mount, we bled the lines. Then... realized that I was leaking a little fluid and I found that I didnt tighten the brake sensor down enough. Once I locked that up, FIST FULL OF BRAKES!!!!
Big Dave, a 250lb dude, shoved the shit out of the bike and it didn't budge an inch.
Next, I was just bring an idiot about the clutch basket. I had watched a few videos about changing the plates and read the manual plus many posts. The majority of them gave this "Tighten them down enough, but not too tight... just snug" comment about the the four bolts that mount the clutch springs. Well, I didnt actually tighen them down to the point where they seated. Just enough to get the basket on. I tightened them down to about 10 ft lbs. put it all back together and I was good! Took her down the street last night and everything!
Just an update to finish out this thread. Another episode of being in too deep but thankfully learning a big lessons.
I had my neighbor Big Dave walk over and help me out. He's an older wrencher who offered his life experiences in exchange for some welding services. Together, we took off the caliper and pump the SHIT out of the brake lever until the piston was as far out as it would go. Then, we bled fluid out of the line until the piston was in far enough that it would go over the brake pads. Once we have it on the mount, we bled the lines. Then... realized that I was leaking a little fluid and I found that I didnt tighten the brake sensor down enough. Once I locked that up, FIST FULL OF BRAKES!!!!
Big Dave, a 250lb dude, shoved the shit out of the bike and it didn't budge an inch.
Next, I was just bring an idiot about the clutch basket. I had watched a few videos about changing the plates and read the manual plus many posts. The majority of them gave this "Tighten them down enough, but not too tight... just snug" comment about the the four bolts that mount the clutch springs. Well, I didnt actually tighen them down to the point where they seated. Just enough to get the basket on. I tightened them down to about 10 ft lbs. put it all back together and I was good! Took her down the street last night and everything!
Just an update to finish out this thread. Another episode of being in too deep but thankfully learning a big lessons.
