Joemuz Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Can i use WD40 as lube to get a barbed fitting in the hose? Its for a HS33.Also how can i fit an olive onto the hose?Cheers, Joemuz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 i'd use whatever you plan to bleed it with...otherwise you'll contaminate the fluid..? i used water... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joemuz Posted April 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 i'd use whatever you plan to bleed it with...otherwise you'll contaminate the fluid..? i used water...Yeah thats what im bleeding it with, do you know how to get an olive onto a hose??Cheers, Joemuz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 No lube required.As for the olive - it goes over the hose, not inside - you squash it on with the shroud nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 For fitting the barbed thingy, you can adapt and follow the instructions shown here:http://shop.cleanbikes.co.uk/monty-hose-splitter-121-p.aspThe olive should just fit straight over the top, but they can't be reused. Are you using standard black maggy hosing? For braided you need different fittings normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joemuz Posted April 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 No lube required.As for the olive - it goes over the hose, not inside - you squash it on with the shroud nut So i just put the olive in the cylinder and then the hose and tighten the shround nut into the cylinder ??For fitting the barbed thingy, you can adapt and follow the instructions shown here:http://shop.cleanbikes.co.uk/monty-hose-splitter-121-p.aspThe olive should just fit straight over the top, but they can't be reused. Are you using standard black maggy hosing? For braided you need different fittings normally.Im using standard hosing and i only have used olives lol thats probably why i cant get it on Cheers, Joemuzwill putting the bit of hose i want the barbed fitting on in boiling water help?Thanks for the replies everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 You don't need to bother with boiling water, even using lube isn't necessary!You will need a couple of new olives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joemuz Posted April 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 You don't need to bother with boiling water, even using lube isn't necessary!You will need a couple of new olives. I tried tapping the fitting in with a hammer, the hose was in a vice but it just kinked the hose.Anything else i can try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Did you use the proper clamps? To fit in the vice and hold it steady?You can make some out of wood, drill a hole the right size in a piece of wood, cut it in half and then sand down the surfaces a bit.Also, you only need 5mm poking out, tap it in, then move the hose up a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Did you use the proper clamps? To fit in the vice and hold it steady?You can make some out of wood, drill a hole the right size in a piece of wood, cut it in half and then sand down the surfaces a bit.Also, you only need 5mm poking out, tap it in, then move the hose up a bit more.You need to have the hose sticking out the clamps otherwise when you tap the barb in it splits the hose A drop of normal chain oil or similar on the barb will lube it fine, I wouldnt worry about the oil comtaminating your bleed, afterall oil and water dont mix (unless you add an emulsifier) and neither are compressable under magura pressures so it wont affect it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 i used a lil smear of vaseline....wont contaminate the bleed and works a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 use a few inches of spoke and a nipple. thread the nipple on to the cut off spoke. put the hose in a vice with the little blocks you get with the bleed kit, or similar. stick the nippled spoke through the barbed fitting and into the hose. then just tap the nipple/barb with a hammer and it'll go in nice and straight thanks to the spoke keeping it straight.i read it on OTN, pics somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I used a centre punce to widen the hose first and then just knocked it in whilst it was in a Vice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cai Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 i used a lil smear of vaseline....wont contaminate the bleed and works a treatSame here, works a treat use a few inches of spoke and a nipple. thread the nipple on to the cut off spoke. put the hose in a vice with the little blocks you get with the bleed kit, or similar. stick the nippled spoke through the barbed fitting and into the hose. then just tap the nipple/barb with a hammer and it'll go in nice and straight thanks to the spoke keeping it straight.i read it on OTN, pics somewhere...I'll have to try that next time I do one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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