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  • oldbiker648
    Truly XSive
    • Jul 2003
    • 182
    • Richmond, VA
    #1

    front brake switch removal

    Pulling the front master cylinder off my '81G and have a question on the front brake light switch. Is it just a friction fit inside the base of the master cylinder ? I don't want to break it trying to pry the assembly out using a flat blade screwdriver. Last master cylinder I rebuilt was on a XS-650 many moons ago.
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    John
    78E
    79 SF (2)
    80 G "The Beast"
    81 H "The Dresser"
    79 XS650 II
    82 650 Maxim
    70 DT-1 Enduro
    66 Honda CL-77 Scrambler
    96 H-D Road King

    "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
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    • mxmikie
      XStremely XSive
      • Aug 2008
      • 482
      • Bouse az
      #2
      i use a dental pick to push the 2 locking ears in
      careful what you wish for.........you might get it

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        • DGXSER
          Doctor of XSology(Deceased)
          • Nov 2008
          • 12001
          • Cincinnati, Ohio
          #3
          SHould be the same as my SH, pull the rubber boot back and look at the bottom, 6-o'clock position, you should see a circular hole. Inside that is a tab that sticks down. Push up on that tab with a small screwdriver, and that should let the switch pull out.
          Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

          When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

          81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
          80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


          Previously owned
          93 GSX600F
          80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
          81 XS1100 Special
          81 CB750 C
          80 CB750 C
          78 XS750

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            • oldbiker648
              Truly XSive
              • Jul 2003
              • 182
              • Richmond, VA
              #4
              Thanks, guys, I ended up cleaning the spooge hole and cycling the piston several times with my thumb and it looks like it's working fine, so I didn't have to disconnect the switch. Reassembling to pressure test and check the calipers next.
              _________________
              John
              78E
              79 SF (2)
              80 G "The Beast"
              81 H "The Dresser"
              79 XS650 II
              82 650 Maxim
              70 DT-1 Enduro
              66 Honda CL-77 Scrambler
              96 H-D Road King

              "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

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