• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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86 430 AE Front master cylinder Question

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Looking for some help here, I'm attempting get my dad's old bike going again and right now I'm working on getting the front master cylinder working.

There's a spring in the cylinder and I'm wondering if the spring comes out? I've tried pulling on it with a pair of pliers ( may not be the right way to go about it ) but it doesn't seem to want to come out which makes me think it's not supposed to.

Also, what is the best way to remove oxidation from the aluminum?
 
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front master cylinder 86 or 87 I have it in used
86 brake caliper one piston , 87 two pistons , it's the best for one AE because no brake engine
if you don't find in US I can to send it but there'll have shipping same if the master-cylinder is free
 
If there's any pitting in the piston area, it's probably toast, as you need a good seal. I've got a spare master as well some were.
 
I haven't had a good look at the caliber yet but I think it will be ok once I clean it and rebuild it if it needs to be done. As for the master I think it might be to far gone for me to save, It has oxidation all over the outside and it looks like it might of gotten inside it as well.
 
If you want to upgrade a 97/WR master cylinder with a 87 left side fork leg and a 87 twin spot caliper work real nice.
 
I've decided I'm just going to do a front end swap. Going to put modern forks on the bike instead of using the old forks.
 
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