hydraulic brake application

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liquitisplit80
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hydraulic brake application

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Hello all- I'm wanting to put a 'juice' brake on the 81 LF and want to know if the caliper off a 79 or early 80's Polaris will bolt up to john deere's chain case before I buy it. If not, what else will?
Thanks.
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Re: hydraulic brake application

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http://www.jdsleds.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=9466

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Re: hydraulic brake application

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I purchased a caliper and pad from whal racing and used a skidoo master cylinder from the mid 90's. It worked well with the brake light switch, the terminals are the same I just had to change plug harnesses.
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