amoeba Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hi all, quick question... I've just been cleaning out my maggie 04 lever piston before a water bleed and wondered if it would benefit having a small helping of grease around the piston chamber. Supposedly the oil would give it that required lubrication when bled as it should be, however when using water in the system would it require a lil extra helping hand?Also could the same be said with the slave braking pistons?Just a quickie but thought i'd ask before putting it all back together!Ta..!n' before u say dont use water.. i aint listening.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 I've used a small amount of oil in the past, some have problems with it emulsifying with the water but it is a lot lower drag than grease. Using grease would defeat the point of bleeding with water to give a lighter lever feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoeba Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hmm.. For some reason the piston doesn't want to spring back up the chamber. It's as if the spring isn't strong enough to push it up on its own!Its not been bled yet, however surely the lever itself should be able to spring back on its own accord with both grub nuts and brake housing removed shouldn't it?I could understand if the system was closed but both sections of the chamber are open to the air, and therefore the piston should move freely back up..or am i just being a spaz? any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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