I may be wrong, but I don’t think I’m the only one who might need this thread.
Got my ‘pre-bled’ SLX brakes in place, as expected with at least a foot of extra hose on each.
I was expecting to have to trim them but pretty surprised at how much. Bleeding etc doesn’t look too difficult with the right tools, and I’ve certainly bled other hydraulic systems before. My question is: is there any trick in the tube shortening process that will make it less painful, or should I just expect to just spill everything and start with a dry system?
Be sure to have all your tools close to hand so that you never have to put the hose down after you cut it. Dab a little of the mineral oil from the section you cut off (as long as all of it doesn’t spill out) onto the barb after you insert it into the hose. You won’t need to bleed it.
with shimano it’s super ridiculously easy, don’t even need to bleed it!
everything you need is included in the box except for a razor blade
unless you really fuck up cutting it, you won’t lose more than a drop of oil out of the hose
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[]you just remove the brake pads and pump the lever to shove the pistons way out
[]undo the nut on the lever and pull the hose out
[]cut the hose square to the desired length, and slide the new brass olive on
[]hold the hose between the yellow blocks in a vise or pliers, and force the new brass barb in
[]reassemble the lever, use a tire lever to spread the pistons apart again and reinstall the pads
[]there is no step 6, that was it
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if you went overboard pumping the lever in step 1 you might have to let some air out of the reservoir on the lever
[quote=match avatar]with shimano it’s super ridiculously easy, don’t even need to bleed it!
everything you need is included in the box except for a razor blade
unless you really fuck up cutting it, you won’t lose more than a drop of oil out of the hose
[list=1]
[]you just remove the brake pads and pump the lever to shove the pistons way out
[]undo the nut on the lever and pull the hose out
[]cut the hose square to the desired length, and slide the new brass olive on
[]hold the hose between the yellow blocks in a vise or pliers, and force the new brass barb in
[]reassemble the lever, use a tire lever to spread the pistons apart again and reinstall the pads
[]there is no step 6, that was it
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if you went overboard pumping the lever in step 1 you might have to let some air out of the reservoir on the lever[/quote]
99% of the time you can skip step 1 and just go for it.
Another noob question: the hambeast came with cheap but currently serviceable brakes so I’m thinking I’m going to be upgrading them before too long. Any reason it couldn’t run Shimano hydros even though it will hopefully be ridden in some cold conditions?