I just changed my front brake line and can‘t get my front brake to pressure up. How do you get the pressure up in a brake line on a harley 1200 xlc?
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Scoring on the piston skirt is caused by insufficient lubrication. That can be caused several things including having been too hot and excessive piston clearance. Were it me, I think I'd measure the inside diameter of the cylinder if for nothing else, peace of mind. When the front cylinder is coming up on compression, the connecting rod is going to try to **** the bottom rear of the piston against the cylinder wall. You might also look at the front top of the piston, especially the part above the top ring and see if it appears to have extra wear. Harley is known for using very tight clearances between the piston and cylinderwall, so I doubt the piston was too loose. It might not hurt to pull the rear jug and take a look at it. It would be very annoying to replace the front piston, put everything together and then find the knock was actually being caused by the rear cylinder. I don't know how large of an area is scored, but if it's not that large, the knock may be from the rear cylinder. I've pulled engines apart and was amazed at how well and quiet they ran considering what I found inside. Like the time I found large pieces of piston skirt in the oil pan and the remaining skirts fell apart on 6 of 8 pistons when removed from an industrial engine. I doubt the cylinder is badly worn, but it would still be advisable to measure it and if ok, hone the cylinder before installing a new piston. Be sure to lubricate the piston and cylinder before installing. I like to use STP for that purpose.
