Another Brake Hangup

[Supersport396]

So my front brake is dragging and taking a test drive locally I was lucky to get home. If I crack the bleeders it rolls free so I'm sure it's the splooge valve. It will happen again in short order. My worry is I can't seem to get the reservoir off without possibly destroying it and or being able to get a correct o ring let alone reinstalling it. I have this type, not the one that came on it with the pull back bars (1980).

Is there a replacement master I can get that isn't junk?

[Radioguylogs]

You don't need to remove the nylon reservoir bowl to clean the spooge hole.

Just find the tiny (smaller) hole in he bottom of the reservoir and push a fine wire through it.

[DEEBS11]

If after you clean out the spooge hole and you still have brake drag you may have to clean under your caliper piston seals.

[Supersport396]

PO says he rebuilt calipers last year and when I crack the bleeders it frees instantly I’m hoping it’s just the splooge.

so the holes in the reservoir are directly over the splooge?

[Supersport396]

I can’t seem to find a hole. I’m using an 011 guitar wire. Poking around for a while no luck.

[bikerphil]

You will need to remove the plastic reservoir completely to gain access to the spooge hole, and to clean it, a thin wire is necessary. Twist, pull, and pry it off, it is tough and shouldn't break.

[Supersport396]

Boy you were right thank you for that advice. That thing was plugged up solid. I used a zero .011 guitar string to clean it up. Cleaned everything up will attempt to use the old O-ring. I put a little bit of ultra gray along the flat area of the master in case it leaks.