Carlperkins Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 got some 2011 maggys, had them about 2 months, i thought they were fine at first, i kept finding tiny oil patches inside the plastic cover etc, but i thought it was just a little fluid maybe coming from the ebt drill thing. but i sent my forks away to have the mounts straightened by tartys, got them back, put the bike all back together, went for a ride, and found a few dobs of fluid on the frame and stem etc. gave it a new bleed this morning and then had another short ride, same again. its definatley coming from the lever, when its squeezed you can see some fluid welling up in the gaps in the lever. the hose is on the barb fitting perfect, and the barb fitting is screwed into the lever perfect. what do you guys reckon? send back to tartys on warranty for a replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksnell95 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 all ive heard about these brakes is they leak i'd say send them back for sure your probs better off spending the extra bit of cash to get the hs33's but wether there any netter i dont know as i know someone who's had alot of problems with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 ive got the hs33's lol! cant imagine what the hs11's are like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksnell95 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 probs best off sending them back then i'd rather stick to the old hs33's much more reliable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualjoe Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 You can still salvage the TPA from your broken mess and use it to modify an old lever like so: best of both worlds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Theyre utter rubbish. 2010 Echo TR bodys and old 05 magura slaves WINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 yeah i may swap back to the old style hs33's if a replacement lever doesn't work. why they changed the design for 2011 i dont know. they were fine as they were. i thought.. ooh 2011. surely better than 2010... epic fail. i like the brakes though, when they work they're great, design looks good and strong as hell. shame really haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 My 2011 hs11 has leaked a couple days ago, replaced the seal and i think the leaver is getting weaker again............. Cant send them back as i used water but IMO they are crap compaired to the old hs33 style. nowhere near as good feel etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 does water void the warranty? surely you could just re-bled with oil before sending back? lucky, i almost did a waterbleed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 does water void the warranty? surely you could just re-bled with oil before sending back? Yes. We can tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yes. We can tell! How can you tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 How can you tell? Swelling of the pistons and maybe some degradation of the seals I would imagine? That and the fact that anyone who can't look after Maguras enough to the point where they need to warranty them probably wouldn't even flush all the water out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yes. We can tell! ok just wondering, i havent water bled it anyway, too much hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Swelling of the pistons and maybe some degradation of the seals I would imagine? That and the fact that anyone who can't look after Maguras enough to the point where they need to warranty them probably wouldn't even flush all the water out... Hmm, but the swelling doesn't take place immediately else no water bleeds would work, and opening up a brake to check what's in it doesn't seem like something you'd do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Lol surely them opening the brake to check for swelled pistons would void the warranty anyway? I presume the warranty is with magura themaelves and not tarty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Lol surely them opening the brake to check for swelled pistons would void the warranty anyway? I presume the warranty is with magura themaelves and not tarty? You think that maybe an authorised distributor might not have a little bit more authority than Joe Public? Having to send every brake back to Germany would be ridiculously stupid. Plus, Adam has said they can tell, and you definitely can't tell from the outside can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yehp, Its the manufacturer who sets the warranty. But the retailers job to honor it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yes. We can tell! f**k me, you boys are tooo good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperfraz Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 ive got the hs33's lol! cant imagine what the hs11's are like I recommend '05 HS33's. Really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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