fastbike Posted January 23, 2012 Share What will be the best way to bleed SLX breaks since they feel very weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drongo Posted January 23, 2012 Share B-R-A-K-E-S Junior! Brakes. Now that we have that out of the way, what model SLX BR-M what? To start: http://bike.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/SI/Bleeding_SI/SI_0037A/SI_0037A_002_EN_v1_m56577569830648123.PDF Edited January 23, 2012 by The Drongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usxorf Posted January 23, 2012 Share I bled my slx brakes by draining all the fluid out, then using a syringe and tubing to push fluid up from the caliper until air bubbles stopped coming out of the reservoir.Make sure you have the correct sized philips screwdriver for the reservoir cap, I stripped my screws and ended up breaking off the head of one (yippee 2012 slx brakeset just arrived).Also, remove your brakepads and fill the gap between the pistons with a spacer.Don't let the mineral oil run onto your gear cable/ferrules, it could ruin them. It will ruin your brake pads so make sure none of it gets on your rotors.I read the shimano pdf posted by the drongo and watched a few of the videos on youtube before doing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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