Magura Barbed Fitting

[Ash-Trials]

How do i fit it?

I did some searches, tried boiling hose to soften it, running it over a candle, widening end with a hot skewer.

Every time i couldn't get it in. and with the skewer one it went in ok with a hammer but it just leaks.

Please can someone help as i am VERY pissed off

Edited December 1, 2007 by Ashkwil

[steve@banbury-trials]

i found cutting a very thin sliver of plastic from the inside of the tube helps,it sort of directs the fitting in the right direction.i had problem fitting barbs before too,just takes patience .

good luck,steve

[Bionic Balls]

you need to clamp the end of the hose in the plastic clamps that come with the bleed kit....or drill a 5mm hole in a block of wood and saw it in half...

then i find lubing the hose with whatever you're bleeding with (EG: water)...then tapping it in with a hammer.

adam

[basher]

Put the hoseing in a vice with some sticking out, dont do the vice up to much. Then hammer the fitting in moving more hoseing out of the vice if need be. I used one of the bench mate things as its wood.

Or you can get some magura fitting blocks or get a piece of wood chop it in half put the pieces back together and drill a 5mm hole i think it is then put the hoseing in and clamp it up and then hammer the fitting in.

[Ash-Trials]

I used one of the bench mates it just doesnt go in ill try the drilling thing.