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I've encountered my first hurdle when I was reassembling my '78 CX500(because the PO partially disassembled it); a seized master cylinder. I haven't checked yet, but I'm sure the caliper is probably seized too, but one part at a time!
I soaked it in SeaFoam Deep Creep and put the heat to it, still stuck.
Can anyone suggest a method to unstick the cylinder? OR, can anyone suggest a suitable replacement (other model or later CX)?
As you all know, the '78 has the round reservoir. I looked on Ebay, no '78s available at the moment, several are available from later model CX's (rectangular reservoir). It looks like several other models have master cylinders that are similar, most notably mid-late 70's GL1000's and CB models.
I soaked it in SeaFoam Deep Creep and put the heat to it, still stuck.
Can anyone suggest a method to unstick the cylinder? OR, can anyone suggest a suitable replacement (other model or later CX)?
As you all know, the '78 has the round reservoir. I looked on Ebay, no '78s available at the moment, several are available from later model CX's (rectangular reservoir). It looks like several other models have master cylinders that are similar, most notably mid-late 70's GL1000's and CB models.