Ready Bled Maguras

[bikeperson45]

i got my Magura HS-33 from Tartybikes today and after fitting it I found that for the wheel to lock i had to pull the lever in contact with the bars. i was wondering if this had ever happened with anyone before, because on their website it says they come fled with Magura Royal Blood so i was expecting them to work well. I didn't want to have to bleed it as soon as i got it, and really thought that i could could just put it on and go.

Thanks

Edited September 29, 2009 by bikeperson45

[0zzy]

do the pads hit flush? how far away are the setup? is ur frame flexy? if so do you run a booster? you running a 4 finger lever blade?

[Skoze]

Set it up right?

[RossMcd]

IM guessing its not set up well.. try putting the pistons closer to the rim?

[bikeperson45]

It's 4 finger lever, frame doesn't flex much but has a 2 bolt booster and pistons are as close as I can get them.

Guess I'll go experiment

Thanks

[Dale-Hill]

Re blead it.

use water and a bit of anti freeze

take about 2mins if you do a bucket bleed.

[Sam Oliver]

They are all factory bled,

Sounds like your set up

[bikeperson45]

I've set it up as well as I can, pistons as close as they can go.

Would it be best to bleed it with water? My old 2004 maguras were better efore they started leaking.

Thanks

[Alex Dark]

I've set it up as well as I can, pistons as close as they can go.

Would it be best to bleed it with water? My old 2004 maguras were better efore they started leaking.

Thanks

I very much doubt it's the factory bleed at fault.....

if it is though, definitely switch to water

[bikeperson45]

I very much doubt it's the factory bleed at fault.....

if it is though, definitely switch to water

Yeh, secretly I'm hoping it was a factory fault....

But I'll bleed them anyway, not like I've got anything better to do

Thanks for all replys

[maxxis26]

might be barking up the wrong tree,... but what rear rim are you using

could it be possible you rim is too narrow?

and on that note what frame is it?

[bikeperson45]

Frame is Koxx LEvelboss 2006 I think

And rim is Try-All

[JT!]

If you bought them new from tartybikes I'd give them a call, they may send you out a replacement.

Does the lever keep moving after the pads have hit the rim?

If you bought them new from tartybikes I'd give them a call, they may send you out a replacement.

Does the lever keep moving after the pads have hit the rim? When you said you set them up as close as you can, do you mean the pads are right up against the rim, or do you mean as close as you can as in the maguras can't go any closer because of something else?

Do you have any slack in the leaver, like when you pull the lever the pistons don't move?

Edited September 29, 2009 by JT!

[Alex Dark]

When the tpa is backed right off ( pads fully retracted ) when you pull the lever, do the pads move instantly as soon as you touch it?

[Greetings]

and pistons are as close as I can get them.

Hold on. 2 questions:

- Define "as close as I can get them" - how close are the pads to the rim?

- When you press the brake lever slightly, do the pads move out instantly or is the brake lever slack?

[Muel]

Was the RSQ not enough bitching for you?

Whats wrong with phoning Tarty? Instead you've come to discuss it on a forum....

Tarty won't have bled it either, it will have been magura bled, so it's not their fault anyway.

[bikeperson45]

Tarty won't have bled it either, it will have been magura bled, so it's not their fault anyway.

My mistake, wasn't trying to sound like I was blaming them.

When I pull the lever and the pads have hit the rim I can keep pulling the lever. The pads hit the rim with the lever about half way down, but then i can pull it to the handle bars.

i can't have the pads completely 2mm away from the rim because it's a bit buckled, I'd say about 3 to 5mm away from the rim.

Thanks for all the help

[Muel]

You need the pads between 1mm and 2mm away from the rim before you can even test it's working properly really.

[WIGAN]

doesnt sound like it needs a bleed to be fair why would it, just sounds to me as its a bit spongey, what pads are you running im guessing there pretty soft

[JT!]

My mistake, wasn't trying to sound like I was blaming them.

When I pull the lever and the pads have hit the rim I can keep pulling the lever. The pads hit the rim with the lever about half way down, but then i can pull it to the handle bars.

i can't have the pads completely 2mm away from the rim because it's a bit buckled, I'd say about 3 to 5mm away from the rim.

Thanks for all the help

Try setting up the pads real close, they should be between 1mm and 1.5mm. See if that works. You may find that they're too far away and by time the pads hit the rim your lever is pretty much all the way there.

[Skoze]

i can't have the pads completely 2mm away from the rim because it's a bit buckled, I'd say about 3 to 5mm away from the rim.

True that shit and try again, dude.