Stevie Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hi,I need help bleeding my magura louise, me and my dad have a bit of experience of bleeding hydraulic brakes, both bicycle and motorbike.My magura started to feel really sloppy and a bit crap so i thought i'd give it a re-bleed but i put as much fluid in the brake as will fit, pump it, get all the air out of it but there seems absolutely no pressure in it at all, it barely moves the pistons at all. Bare in mind i'm NOT using the proper bleed kit thing, any suggestions?ThanksSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Morton Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Mine did just the same, I put new pads in it bleed it a countless amount of times. And still it was spongy as out. So I gave up on it and went back to double Maggie.Although you could try taking it to you're LBS and see if they can do anything at all with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Mine did just the same, I put new pads in it bleed it a countless amount of times. And still it was spongy as out. So I gave up on it and went back to double Maggie.Although you could try taking it to you're LBS and see if they can do anything at all with it.I've bled it (well the way i've always bled a brake) like 5 or 6 times now with no improvement, also i'm not using royal blood neither as i don't want to buy any just to waste it and find out theres actually something wrong with my brake and it won't bleed.It is an 08 or 09 brake so it's not like i've had it very long, i've had it like 5 months from brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5murf Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Its under a 5 year warranty isn't it??? Send it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBazz (: Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 They won't warranty it if you're not bleeding with magura royal blood, I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5murf Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Clear out whats in there and put some royal blood in there EDIT:http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/5974.html£3.87, better than buying a new brake Edited October 22, 2009 by 5murf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 They won't warranty it if you're not bleeding with magura royal blood, I don't think.Fair enough, i didn't really wanna keep spending £5 or so on a bottle of oil which i would end up wasting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Get some citroen clutch fluid then...same stuff same price, but for about a litre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Bleed from the lowest point to the highest - you'll probably have to put the caliper on its side to get all the air bubbles out of the caliper. Try pumping the brake, releasing the lever suddenly to help bring bubbles to the top of the system before starting the bleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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