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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Epic Kits for both MTB's - works a treat and follow the instructions ! I know it's hard to do, but follow them by the letter and you'll get 100% success.
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kingrollo
Guru
Why is it hard ? - the vids I've watched looked fiddly but not difficult ?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
No, meant 'hard to follow instructions' - a man thing - I don't need to follow this. That's what I meant. Sorry.
Just follow Epic's instructions and it works perfectly.
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kingrollo
Guru
My suggestion would be to get the Epic kit, it's solid, comes with plenty of mineral oil and works well. I'd also suggest getting the Shimano bleed cup - and if you don't already have one then the road adapter for it - Epic have these on their store anyway at a good price so you can buy it all at once.
That being said, unless you have a good reason to bleed your brakes then I'd leave well alone until you do, it's not a hard process but there's no point doing it unnecessarily.
That being said, unless you have a good reason to bleed your brakes then I'd leave well alone until you do, it's not a hard process but there's no point doing it unnecessarily.
Yep, that's the one.
Edit to add: I don't like their blue piston spacer I don't find it fits particularly well, you should have the Shimano one from when you bought the bike, use that instead.
bobzmyunkle
Über Member
Epic seems to have a metal adaptor for the bleed cup. Might be worth reading this thread first.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/stripped-the-thread-on-shimano-r9170-lever-bleed-port.266782/
Also don't over tighten the bleed screw as the hex will round off.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N8CzO_Uxgo
Levers and screws made of putty.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/stripped-the-thread-on-shimano-r9170-lever-bleed-port.266782/
Also don't over tighten the bleed screw as the hex will round off.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N8CzO_Uxgo
Levers and screws made of putty.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Me too! What next... Effing Shimano Gears?
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kingrollo
Guru
Hmmm. I changed the pads about a year ago. But the breaks aren't performing very well again. I didn't do that many miles on the pads - so was thinking a bleed in order. Bike is 3 years old. Brakes haven't been bled in that time.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Me too! What next... Effing Shimano Gears?
That would be shifting Shimano gears and someone asking why they were selling them.
iluvmybike
Über Member
Brakes dont need bleeding as a matter of course - Shimano use mineral hydraulic oil which last way longer than the DOT types as it is less prone to absorbing water. Before you attempt to do so fit new pads & clean the disk rotors. If you haven't changed them in a year then it is likely just pad wear or contamination. If you do have to bleed them then be very careful not to cross thread or overtighten the insert at the bleed port - they are quite fragile.
