What wire to use for the "spooge Hole"

[eltoroloco]

front mastery cylinder on a 80G. spoog hole's tickin me off. I know this subject has been disgussed at length in some 2 dozen posts in the past, but i'm still looking for a wire that will clean the hole. no solvent seems to work, compressed air is worthless. a wire that seems small enough to fit is too flimsy to push through.

any ideas on what wire may work.

[macnut xj]

If you've got a wire brush or wire wheel handy, grab a pair of pliers and yank one of the wires out of it. Should be small enough, yet stiff enough to do the job.

[D. P. Larmee]

I had an old clutch cable laying around and just unwound it - one of the strands seemed to work pretty well. I seem to remember a post about a piano wire being the proper thickness. I'm sure if you search for "piano" not much else is likely to show up. I think the post even described the right size wire to use.

[eltoroloco]

yup, i remember seeing the exact measurements but i never got around to asking the local hardware store if they had a .003 inch wire. The wire from a abrasive wheel worked great. fit right in and even burped up some fluid under pressure that had built up.

I got to the point earlier looking around the house and thinking about what had wire in it that i could use. turns out i overlooked the answer right in my toolbox. Oh well, its been one of those days.

on kinda unrelated subject, how much does it matter for the master cylinder to be level with the ground. my bike has aftermarket bars and at the level i'm most comfortable the resivuar is angling upward. Higher in front than in the back. will this effect the brakes, how much angle can i get away with without air getting in the system?

[tfm3]

No expert,here; Being a 6'3" mutant my arms are as long as some riders' legs. Always lower the bar, especially with the full fairing on the '81H. I typically fill the front reservoir 'till it it spills off the back rim.Fluid level intersects the full mark at mid-point at a pretty good angle- on the center stand. No problems so far, but these are stock standard bars.

[chevy45412001]

level

i believe as long as the fluid stays covering the hole you should not have a problem with air.

[eltoroloco]

Those bars look exactly like the aftermarket ones i have. Nice looking bike . Thanks for the tips, i guess i should raise the bars up a little, just to be safe.

What a relief to get that spooge through the hole. (that didnt sound right.)

[tfm3]

Thank's eltoroloco. Safe is where you're comfortable and maneuverable. If it doesn't fit,don't fight it,fix it. Ridden many a mile on a borrowed bike that didn't fit right. Not pleasant. More to the point, not safe.

[jetmechmarty]

I haven't messed with the spooge hole. Did you say it was 3 thousands? .030 is available in stainless. If that fits, I can send you a piece.