Ofrei is where I got mine as well. I had to make a minimal purchase, I think it
was $15. I was able to sell the extras right here.
Matter of fact I need one, so if you have to make a minimal purchase, and you
make a decent offer , I'll take one off you for my brakes.
I looked at that New River site, seems interesting, would be even better if
they offered the glue in the kit, frankly the glass crystals are only $2-3.a
piece, not sure where they get the brass to ask for $12.
If they offered a small vial of epoxy that would make it worth the while. Short
of that I think they are a tad pricey.
And the allen screws are like 60 cents at a fastener store for a set of 4.
An important point, is to make sure you have the right size. I took my cylinder
to a machine shop to have them measure it.
Chances are your 85 650 has the same master cylinder as my 84 650. The inside
diameter of the sightglass for mine was 16.7 mm.
So a 16.7mm glass fits it perfectly. And make sure you use a glue that holds up
to brake fluid.
I used 5 minute epoxy from auto zone, It dries clear and quickly. I hear
there's a number of solutions to this including super glue, can't vouch for
them though.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com>
To: nighthawk_lovers <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Nov 6, 2011 8:57 am
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: What kind of clutch fluid
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 <bkl64...@yahoo.com> 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, mike21...@aol.com 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,
>
> jonpa...@gmail.com 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.
>
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