Cutting A Brake Hose

[Kieran Morrison]

Hey.

Well, i split my hose a few nights ago, and if i wait for help from my uncle i wont be riding till the 28th. Sooooo the only way to learn is to do it myself. Only thing is, I dont know where to start.

So basicaly wanting to know, how do i take the hose of the bit thats at the lever body, and once thats done should i use a stanley knife to cut it?

Then, how do i get it back on.

Cheers for any help/advice given!

Kieran.

[matt.price]

Hey.

Well, i split my hose a few nights ago, and if i wait for help from my uncle i wont be riding till the 28th. Sooooo the only way to learn is to do it myself. Only thing is, I dont know where to start.

So basicaly wanting to know, how do i take the hose of the bit thats at the lever body, and once thats done should i use a stanley knife to cut it?

Then, how do i get it back on.

Cheers for any help/advice given!

Kieran.

you just under the bolt that the hose goes into.

the bolt (when undone ) will like slide down the hose. so take it off.

the olive will stay on and wont come off ..

cut to correct lengh.

put a new olive on then bolt. and done.

not sure what you cut it with

hope i helped

[Kieran Morrison]

you just under the bolt that the hose goes into.

the bolt (when undone ) will like slide down the hose. so take it off.

the olive will stay on and wont come off ..

cut to correct lengh.

put a new olive on then bolt. and done.

not sure what you cut it with

hope i helped

What's an olive? will i need to buy a new one or can i use the one that i have?

[N.Wood]

A brass cylinder (looks like a small olive) that gets squashed and locks onto the ose. Available from CRC or tarty. You need a new one.

[fatwomble]

an olive is the bit on the left.

If a plastic hose a stanley knife will be fine.

I would check the manufacturer of the brakes for a guide to changing the hose. There's normally one downloadable on their web site.