blaze_ Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 (edited) It's quite easy actually. You should first make something like thatThen you should fill the thing up with a bleed kit or however you fill up a brake. Then open up the brake from the master cylinder by removing the blade and fill it up with water (I used water the whole time by the way).Then close it up from there and the slave piston should have moved a little bit. Then press as hard as you can and it should jump out. It's hydraulic so it jumps out without flying away onto the wall or something.And that's how it looks from the insideThe metal thingie on the piston is a spring that is held in to the cylinder body there on the back of it. It is nicely made.Dunno why it leaks though I can't see scratches and the seal looks fine.....and I cant find out what that groove on the piston is is.....It looks like there has to be a seal.....but there isn't.....So that's the story of the "How to disassemble an Echo brake slave cylinders". The magura ones should be opened up the same way and not cut down with a angle grinder like a friend did Edited February 22, 2008 by blaze_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Wow Thanks a lot for that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Impressive work! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 When you re-assembled, put a light smearing of grease on the pistons/seals. Don't forget, the brakes are designed for oil, not water which is thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 The only problem now is that your piston will probably do the same thing every time you try and use the brake They aren't supposed to be taken apart. You may have to glue it back in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaze_ Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 The only problem now is that your piston will probably do the same thing every time you try and use the brake They aren't supposed to be taken apart. You may have to glue it back in...Yeah that was my concern when I opened it too.....well I will re-assemble it tomorrow and will tell you how it acts....I hope it will stay and I have my hopes up, because there is still some "thread" on the thing that is on the piston. It's not a thread actually it's the same thing that is on the thing that connects the hose with the cylinder.Will write when I see what happens.Glad to be in help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Clean your bathroom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTTY___ Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 It will be fine, taken mine apart, and many maguras in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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