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wow again! great job

Wheel bearings for the front:




Found a new speedo-drive on eBay. The orignal unit was stripped and filled with RTV. Time to clean this guy up:


Getting lots of moly grease and a fresh seal:

I was looking through my tire rack, trying to decide which used tire I was going to throw on, when I found an S12 with only one ride on it!!! It was too narrow for my KTM300, but will be perfect on the KDX!

I'm glad that I picked up the radiators. Beneath all the mud was this JB Weld type material:


New rear wheel bearings:


Beginning to reassemble. I painted the swing arm and used gloss clear wheel enamel.. oh and I found a uni-trak decal.

Installed the piston seals. The outer seal was a bit of a challenge. I put in in first and couldn't easily insert the piston. Then I put the piston in and installed the outer seal. This was still tricky.

I masked off the machined surfaces and glass blasted the masters:



Starting with the front master: By squeezing the plastic clip retainer together you can remove the retainer and remove the plunger assembly:






Replacing the parts inside:


Lubed up the seals and put it back together:




Reinserted the plastic retainer:

AH HA!! I wondered how that came apart on the master cylinder.

The insides looked rough. Who knew?

What are you "blasting" the parts with??

Time to tackle the rear master cylinder:


Pull up the rubber boot to reveal the C-Clip:


Remove the clip and remove the plunger assembly:


My inner plunger was frozen inside the master cylinder body. I switched over to remove the reservoir fitting, so that I could heat up the aluminum body without melting any plastic.

I removed the C-Clip and gently pulled out the plastic fitting. I grasped it down low with some pliers and wiggled it out. Pull out the o-ring too. My rebuild came with a new one.


After heating up the master cylinder body multiple times, followed by penetrating oil, I used air pressure in the small hole in the master to help convince the inner plunger to pop out. I was almost ready to give up and replace the master with one from my parts drawer when it finally came out!





New O-ring and the old reservoir fitting go back in:


Reinstalled the rest reversing my procedure. I remembered to lube all the seals again:

Jason wrote:AH HA!! I wondered how that came apart on the master cylinder.

The insides looked rough. Who knew?

What are you "blasting" the parts with??

The insides were very rough. They went through the parts washer and got plenty of attention. I scratched my head for a while too. I was poking around in there, wondering why it didn't come apart like the other master cylinders I've rebuilt. At first, when I pushed on that clip, I thought that I broke it... happily, I stumbled on the right disassembly procedure.

I am blasting the parts with glass media. It is much less abrasive than sand or some of the other medias. I've tried walnuts, but my air compressor air isn't dry enough to let my scat gun pull it in without clogging. I've tried black oxides, but they leave the aluminum discolored.

Here's a little trick for sprucing up the look of nasty yellowing parts. It doesn't work for all plastics, but it won't hurt most plastics to drop them in and try.

Clean the part as best as you can and drop them into a pot of boiling water with a spoonful of RIT dye. I left these parts in boiling water for about 1-2 minutes.

This baby may end up being too clean to ride!

That's a great tip with the dye!

I said the same thing when I rebuilt mine, to clean to ride. That lasted for about a week.

It's looking so nice.

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Great work man, its all looking awesome. I know to what you mean about it being too nice to ride haha I'm in the same phase with the hybrid I just finished. That feeling is slowly starting to fade, I still clean it from head to toe before I put her away!

Going to have to try that plastic dye trick! Does that seem to stand up for a while?

When you blasted those master cylinders, did you get any media inside that you couldn't get out? And when you had them all apart, were they basically bare castings? The reason I ask is because I wanted to powdercoat mine, but was afraid of accidentally messing up the sight glass on the front one, and I didn't know if I could get them all the way down to bare metal.

Did I see you say somewhere that you are using a Scat Blast? That's what I have, the 970 with the Scat Magic media for aluminum stuff. Its a pretty nice little unit, I just want to upgrade the vacuum/dust collection

TheGriz wrote:Here's a little trick for sprucing up the look of nasty yellowing parts. It doesn't work for all plastics, but it won't hurt most plastics to drop them in and try.

Clean the part as best as you can and drop them into a pot of boiling water with a spoonful of RIT dye. I left these parts in boiling water for about 1-2 minutes.

TheGriz wrote:Started working on the new governor/powervalve shaft. Since I can't find one anywhere, it is time to make one. Luckily my buddy Jon has a machine shop. Still need to mill the flat in the other end and drill/tap a couple holes, but ran out of steam tonight.

I know you said your making a new shaft but I have an extra. The new case I bought to replace my cracked one came with an extra shaft. Just wanted to offer. Let me know if your intrested.





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The dye is permanent. I did it to some plastic bits on my GasGas bike a year ago and there is no change. In my GasGas build I found that it didn't seem to work on my chain slider, which I replaced with new anyway. I have heard that depending on how long the plastic molecule chains are, it can just take longer... maybe I didn't leave it in long enough.

You can dye a part darker, but never lighter... You can use all sorts of colors, but I've found that the black hides the age and discolorations the best.

Tyl3r wrote:
When you blasted those master cylinders, did you get any media inside that you couldn't get out? And when you had them all apart, were they basically bare castings? The reason I ask is because I wanted to powdercoat mine, but was afraid of accidentally messing up the sight glass on the front one, and I didn't know if I could get them all the way down to bare metal.

Did I see you say somewhere that you are using a Scat Blast? That's what I have, the 970 with the Scat Magic media for aluminum stuff. Its a pretty nice little unit, I just want to upgrade the vacuum/dust collection

I taped off the reservoir of the front master cylinder and stuck a foam ear plug in the banjo end. I blasted off all the paint, down to bare aluminum. The glass media that I'm using doesn't appear to be very aggressive with the metal and leaves a like-new finish. I've been clear coating most of my bare aluminum parts... I wish I had a spare oven to powder coat with, or at least a little more shop space to put an oven.

After blasting the part, it looks like a fresh new casting. I blow it off with air, and then wash it with solvent in my parts-washer. I like to blow it all out and rinse multiple times to be sure no media is in there. Glass in the master would be like sandpaper to the seals/surface.

My front master doesn't have a sight glass. If you tape off the glass with electrical tape, the media should bounce off of it. To be safe, you could leave the reservoir cap on, tape over the glass, and plug the end. Just rinse real well. The media will work into little cracks.

I have a harbor freight cabinet. Caulked the inside real well. I use a Skat blast S35 gun... I use a shop vac for my dust, but I def need to upgrade mine as well.

ubareddition wrote: I know you said your making a new shaft but I have an extra. The new case I bought to replace my cracked one came with an extra shaft. Just wanted to offer. Let me know if your intrested.

Sent you a PM. It would be awesome to get yours... I haven't been able to get more shop time to mill the flat end.

Got my cylinder back! Looks fantastic. I'll start reassembling the engine tomorrow...

Scraped the gasket surface and installed a fresh base gasket:


Needle Bearings - new and lubed with 2T oil


Rings installed in the grooves. Letters up and aligned with the ring stops.


Lubed and installed the new wrist pin and installed the circle clips. It is a good idea to keep a rag in place. Dropping a circle clip into the bottom end wouldn't be fun: