Hello. I'm a new rider who recently purchased a ten year old bike. I have ZERO mechanical know how, but decided that I wanted to learn.
So far I managed to take both the front and rear wheels off to get the tires changed and I managed to change the oil. Since I am unskilled, it took a LOT of fumbling through these to get things going...including breaking some nuts (rear axle nut was stuck and I originally only had a 12 point socket) and bolts (overtorqued an oil filter cover bolt despite using a torque wrench) and buying replacement ones.
Since the bike is 10 years old, I know that all of the fluids need to be changed. I feel comfortable attempting the actual change for the brake fluid from my research EXCEPT I don't want to irreparably damage this area. The front brake works fine, but the sight glass is totally clouded and opaque, so I cannot visually check the condition or level of the fluid.
These are JIS screws and I have purchased replacement screws. Any advice here? Please consider my novice skill level lol.
I bought some screw extractor bits but do not have an impact driver. I have some JIS screwdrivers, a hammer, a regular drill, penetrating oil, and replacement JIS screws.
Thanks!
Following up on everyone else's advice: if the threads in the cylinder get messed up, a new brake master is less hassle than trying to repair those with a helicoil, and probably not very expensive, too.
Edit: oh yeah, you don't want to take that to a shop. Lots of shops won't take something even just that old, and independents can be hit or miss on quality, since they know they don't have many competitors.
Probably least hassle.
Also, fuck JIS and Phillips head screws
Robertson or death!
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Well my main concern is that I don't want to fuck up the master cylinder lol. Looks like it's over a hundred USD and it'll be more hassle and things I don't know what I'm doing. It's actually why I had been leaning towards taking it to a shop (so I don't damage the cylinder) rather than myself. I don't even know if the screws themselves are seized or not.
Year make model? I bet i can find one cheaper than $100. Changing a brake master is pretty easy: remove, replace, fill, bleed. I can walk you through it.
It's a 2017 Honda Rebel 300 (non ABS). The part number seems to be 45510-K87-A01.
When googling, I do see some websites that sell it for cheaper, but idk how much I can trust these random sellers I have never heard of lol. More also that I don't want to keep being out for riding for so long! It took me several weeks to get parts together to get the tires replaced. I'm a new rider and want to be able to practice haha!
Okay, best I could do is get a used one off ebay for ~$50 and a rebuild kit for ~$30. If necessary, that's the route I'd go myself.