I replace both sight windows on my GW wih glass (or mineral glass). Below
two links, I think I used the second one ("the kit"), although the only
extra thing in the "the kit" besides the glass are a couple of SS screws.Glass lenses: http://www.ofrei.com/page_176.html An actual kit: http://newrivercyclesalvage.com/sight-glass.html In any case, it worked great. Javier. On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Mt.-n-Man Chia Bar <[email protected]>wrote: > I would love to know how to replace the site glass as both the clutch > and brake master needs new glass on my 85 700. it almost looks like it > is cracked all over and you can't see through it. this is something > that I have never done but i am very handy with a wrench. I found this > site for mineral glass http://www.ofrei.com/page_176.html if you have > a better one please let me know. > thank you > Brian > > On Nov 5, 5:17 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > I had a similar situation on my 84 650. I filled the reservoir and bled > > the system twice before realizing / admitting what needed to be done. > > I then rebuilt both the master and slave cylinders. Not that tough > > once you have the parts and tools to do the job. The Clymer and folks > in this > > forum were very helpful, Kyle's walkthrough was especially helpful. Let > me > > know if you need mineral glass to fix the view glass. I can tell you > where > > to get it. I need to get another myself, looks like I have to redo my > front > > brake cylinder, its getting a little soft. > > Oh and I second the comment about DOT 3 & 4 being practically the > same > > for our application. > > And be careful handling it, if you spill some on your paint it will eat > it > > away like immediately. > > My buddy was helping me bleed my clutch and when we were done I looked > > around and asked him where he put the master cylinder cap and he said oh > it's > > right here on the headlight. Doh, I had to repaint the headlight > housing. It > > works as fast as paint thinner / stripper. Good Luck > > Mike > > > > In a message dated 11/5/2011 4:35:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > > [email protected] writes: > > > > I have a 85 650 Nighthawk. > > Suddenly the clutch didn`t work anymore. I checked my clutch fluid > > reservoire and it was emty. Unable to see through the level window. > > The manual says I have to use dot 3 fluid, but its hard to find. > > Is there another fluid I can use. Manual says mineral fluid, not > > syntetic like dot 5. > > What about dot 4. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
