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Hi i need some help. Finished putting all my brakes back together and decided this morning to bleed them. Wish i hadn't.
Master cylinder leaking where the plastic meets the biody. tried to get the body off and it just keeps turning and will not undo. to be honest the pastic part is trash now. how should it come off?

The metal pipes i had all the trouble with leak, well one side definately did. And when i losen the bleed niples the fluid comes out through the threads.

i want to keep the traditional look and keep as many original parts as possible. any advise?

Hi Wayne this bike is typical of all these old Zeds but worth the effort in the long run,i have an original master cylinder complete, off my A4 after i changed her to double disc is yours the single disc? Pm me if interested,sounds like your bleed nipples are shot and need replacing,Zed power do replacement metal brake lines woild advise all hoses etc are changed as they tend to degrade with age its important to get these right as braking on these bikes is marginal at best....PaulJ

Hi Paul

Thanks for the offer, mine is the double disc so not sure if your cyliber will work.

I changed most parts but i will have to get some new nipples. all hoses are new but the metal pipes to the callipers have been a mare from the start.

David Silvers do a very good copy double Master cylinder for £70 got one on my Thou,i agree the metalpipes can be a mare it can be difficult to get them to seat and seal...i have got a split spanner that you can really get some torque on with,keep at it you seem to be making ggod progress...

Thanks Paul

Paul

What size spanner?

paul i searched David Silvers but cant find the master cylinder and it only looks like they deal with H****

Look at this link Mate
http://www.z1ownersclub.co.uk/forum/vie ... ht=#254818

Its an 8mm ring spanner that is split so you can get it over the brake pipe,special brake pipe spanner trouble is with an open ended spanner they slip and damage the nut,the cylinder on Silvers site sre for the Cb750 F2 but they are indentical to The Kwak ones Zed power and e bay vendors sell at a cheaper price...PaulJ

Great thanks

Any idea what make your spanner is? Is a ratchet one?

Thats like mine Steve also found this rather natty item

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Facom-70A-Ope ... 43c5be1cb6