RichieT Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 Fit brakes, take them to your LBS for cable shortening/ bleeding if required - cost me R100And R200 for time and petrol, and LBS at 6AM on a Sunday morning? mmm
AlanD Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 I recently bought a set of xt brakes that came bled but hoses were too long. Now I am by no means very mechanical and usually get it wrong but decided to try shorten the hoses myslef. Got the guide from epic bleeds site and managed to do it with not too much trouble. I did have to bleed the system though, which was my first bleed, and it was far easiet than I thought. Did it a second time too to make sure I got all the air :-). They seem to be fine and working well so far.
Sani Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 With this kit you will not fear brake bleeding!http://www.buycycle.co.za/en/workshop-and-tools/tools/brake-tools.html ShimBrakeBl111we.jpgUpgraded My brakes to Shimano XT , all My cables and hoses are internal routing so which ever way I had to loosen and shorten the hoses , When it came to the bleeding part it was quite a simple task ,I made one mistake and that was not remove the pads well I got some mineral oil on the pads and had to replace the brand new pads , Lesson learnt ! Remove the pads first when You start the bleeding process .
RichieT Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 I built up an XTR brakeset from scratch last night. New pipes etc.All went well except i found i had to use the syringe attached to the bottom (caliper) to get pressure. Pumping in oil.Otherwise it was just a one way bleed from the top. Done in 5 minutes using th kit..
Amberdrake Posted March 7, 2015 Posted March 7, 2015 Contaminated pads can be recovered. Its not always a first time fix however. Pumping in with a syringe at the bottom can possibly damage seals. The new Shimano brakes its best to follow the bleed as per instruction leaflet.
MTBc Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 So a bit of feedback after getting myself a kit and doing my first bleed (the new install fortunately doesn't need hose shortening). Bleed kit (funnel, stopper, syringe) + oil sourced. Bike on stand. Online howto's and included brake manuals re-read. YouTube vids re-watched to familiarize myself with the process and ready to go. Open the right reservoir cap and attach funnel. Fill syringe, attach tube to front bleed valve. Open the valve.... squeeze syringe.... nothing happens... syringe pushes back. Funnel doesn't fill. Squeeze a bit harder. Still nothing in funnel.Harder yet. Tube pops of syringe. Oil in all over workshop floor.Refill syringe. Check bleed valve for block. Nothing. Squeeze again (surely it must start flowing!) POP again. More oil all over. This time in my left eye too. Blurry vision. Maybe there's a kink in the hose.... Trace the host from FRONT caliper to the LEFT reservoir with cap still firmly in place. Glare at funnel attached to right reservoir through my still functioning right eye. At that point it was time for whiskey to clear the taste of oil from my mouth, followed by a relatively simple and straight-forward bleed thereafter. howtos, manuals and youtube don't consider the methodology of idiots. I ended up skipping the rear bleed on the day, and realised that I'd introduced air into the system when I arrived at an event. Did the rear bleed effortlessly too, but managed to get some oil on the rotor, which left me with very slippy brakes. A bit of soapy water on pads/rotors with a roll around and lots of braking managed to clean the traces of oil and restore stopping ability. A final note: I'm addicted to the mineral oil now, but I can stop any time.
Frosty Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 With this kit you will not fear brake bleeding!http://www.buycycle.co.za/en/workshop-and-tools/tools/brake-tools.html ShimBrakeBl111we.jpgI was at a fellow hubber's bike shop the other day, and he was casually chatting with me while using the bleed kit - looked like he could bleed brakes in his sleep, that's how easy it looked.
velomonatiCT Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 my set (deore) came assembled pre bled with bleed blocks and a hose cutting block (yellow plastic 2-piece thingy)followed the 'How to do the shortening without having to bleed the brakes'instructions carefully and used a Stanley knife to cut the hoseworked 100%no further mucking about required however I would suggest you have a brake bleed kit and oil as a back in case you mess it up
MTBc Posted March 26, 2015 Author Posted March 26, 2015 my set (deore) came assembled pre bled with bleed blocks and a hose cutting block (yellow plastic 2-piece thingy)followed the 'How to do the shortening without having to bleed the brakes'instructions carefully and used a Stanley knife to cut the hoseworked 100%no further mucking about required however I would suggest you have a brake bleed kit and oil as a back in case you mess it up yeah, I got the same with the new brake set. will hold onto it in case I ever need it for another job.
Undun Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Nice work MTBc!!!Shimano all the way man and Formula and Magura. Next challenge, Avoid elixir 5's...Took me more than once to get them right, even after i woulld still send em in to my Mech.
MTBc Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 That's what my missus has on her bike, and they're a bit "shuddery" at the moment....
Undun Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 That's what my missus has on her bike, and they're a bit "shuddery" at the moment.... HAHAHAHA same issue i had.i tried to set them, but they felt to hard the fist time round, second time round there must have been bubbles, third time they were ok.. My issue is that i cant say it was that made the 3 times i did it different. So i would not try again.Solved the problem buy selling the brakes and getting her some others.I can recommended some one who did hers last and they felt better than when we first bought her bike with the 5's new. Good luck!
Pieterg Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Bought a set of New XTR 9000 's but I don't like to do things myself so LBS will sort out
MTBc Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Bought a set of New XTR 9000 's but I don't like to do things myself so LBS will sort out You're missing out on the refreshing experience of oil in your eye.
Nelson86 Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 With this kit you will not fear brake bleeding!http://www.buycycle.co.za/en/workshop-and-tools/tools/brake-tools.html ShimBrakeBl111we.jpgI want that bleeding kit... Buycycle seems to be all out :(
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