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5th May 2012
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: South East
Posts: 281 Sportster/Buell Model: xlh 1000 sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1976
Reputation: 83
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What are my options????
Front brake caliper on 76'xlh has bleeder valve sheered off with an extractor tool sheered off in it...what are my options for replacing?? can i use other year brake caliper with the forks i have? should i just bite the bullit and buy a new caliper for 300+ or cani some how drill out the extractor and rethread the caliper? will other year model calipers fit as there are lots of good deals on anything but the pie slice style that i have? thenks in advance.
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Land Speed Record
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 756
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Will this one work ? Or you can try and get the easy-out out, as you know the extractor or easy-out tightens counter clockwise, if you could get a small chisel on it and knock it clockwise it might break it loose enough to get it out, then maybe you could drill it out close enough to collapse whats left of the bleeder screw in the threaded hole. Hope this helps.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Front...item2a1cffa870
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5th May 2012
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: South East
Posts: 281 Sportster/Buell Model: xlh 1000 sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1976
Reputation: 83
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been looking for 3 weeks and as soon as i post this one is on ebay....crazy...thanks for the link....and other suggestions.
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 7,865 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH 1000 Sportster/Buell Year: 1977 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 75 motor in Norton frame. Other Motorcycle Model: 42WLA 45, Harton, Narley Other Motorcycle Year: 1942
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Or buy a decent caliper off a sport bike and make a simple adapter plate to mount it on your forks.
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Pottstown PA.
Posts: 5,142 Sportster/Buell Model: xlch Sportster/Buell Year: 1960
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i,recently broke a,tap off in a steel beam flange,and got it out using a,plasma cutter.any good welding shop will have one.
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 1st Class
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: North East US
Posts: 1,267 Sportster/Buell Model: xlx Sportster/Buell Year: 1985 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1979 Other Motorcycle Model: Sprint ss Other Motorcycle Year: 1967
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http://www.debrix.com/Black-Front-Ba...23-2219-vt.htm
It's a v twin part and I personaly have not done any bisness here, but price wise. might work better then 300.
Good luck with your search.
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5th May 2012
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Flat Track Racer
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 205 Sportster/Buell Model: xlh Sportster/Buell Year: 76
Reputation: 110
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Iron 227, try to find someone with a EDM machine , electric discharge machine , i had a broken exhaust header stud and they cooked that sucker right out and left the threads intact . cant remember the charge but it was 20 or 30 bucks and i didnt have to over size the hole. Google EDM machine see what happens.
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Essex county
Posts: 126 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH stock/near stock Sportster/Buell Year: 1977
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Be prepared to replace the caliper, but I have used a mig welder to build up the size of the broken-off bleeder screw (&broken easy out). The heat of the welding and the screw being a different metal than the caliper body will sometimes be all that is nesessary to free the screw.
ALLOW it to cool BEFORE :
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Grabbing onto what you have welded up with a good pair of vice grips and twist in both directions, almost "wiggling" till and/if or/loosend. The heat of the welding I think does the magic.
Why they call them "easy outs" is Is BEYOND me.
I think the same guy invented "fix-a -flat" in a can.
Matt
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Booneville,Ms.
Posts: 2,057 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 1974
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Another option is to loosen caliper so brake line is now at top as air travels up you can pump some and wait are leave set over night and this should remove air.I'd make sure membrain cover on M/C isn't struck down.
Also you can take it to a machine shop they get it out.I'd also think of having it drlled and tapped for car size bleeder for those small ones are famous for breaking
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Cornelius, OR
Posts: 3,992
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You could also try to weld a nut to the remains with a MIG
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