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Old 08-16-2016, 09:59 AM
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Hey guys. I have a 98 sportster 883 standard. It has dual front brakes which I have come to learn wasn't a standard item on the bike and must have been swapped from the previous owner. I'm having a hard time finding what master cylinder rebuild kit to use.
Any ideas how to determine which one to use?

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Originally Posted by Joel282
Hey guys. I have a 98 sportster 883 standard. It has dual front brakes which I have come to learn wasn't a standard item on the bike and must have been swapped from the previous owner. I'm having a hard time finding what master cylinder rebuild kit to use.
Any ideas how to determine which one to use?

Thanks.

have a picture?


probably start here at #16
http://www.stcharlesharleydavidson.c...98B%5cT21%5cCH


really, there's no telling since we don't know which was used. dealer maybe able to help. may not.

i justy looked at the one i used and it's a different p/n (42809-04):

 

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Here are pictures of the whole front brake system.



 
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Since you don't know the history of the conversion, separate the switch housing halves at look to see what size of Master cyl bore it is. Hopefully someone correctly changed it to the 11/16" Master when it was converted to dual disc. (See photo below.)

 
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