Tip & How-To about 1999 BMW K 1200 LT

Slave cylinder problems and boring a weep hole

Well if your about to change your slave cylinder on one of these beasts..before installing a new slave..bore a small weep hole in the slave cylinder housing (at the bottom of course) you'll need a 6 to 7 inch bit (10mm or smaller) clean out the swarf (pieces of metal left from drilling) from the housing, fit the new slave...this helps if the cylinder should fail again...the dot4 fluid will now run out the weep hole instead of being forced up the push rod....very handy..and remember replace the crush washers on the banjo bolts.

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