BradJohnson Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 there was a topic on here a few weeks ago were a 2011 magura hs11/33 leaking from the lever and today i took my bike out for a ride and noticed mines leaking too and now theres no fluid left in it, im not sure how this has happened my brake is only just over a month old and hasnt took any bashed or falls can anyone let me know what could be wrond with it and would i be able to send it back to tarty and get an exchange ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theom Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Not got a clue what everyones doing wrong, mines like 3 months old and its fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Not got a clue what everyones doing wrong, mines like 3 months old and its fine. LOL - so yours is tried and tested then? lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 i had mine a month with no problem then i left mine standing for 2 weeks whilst i had no forks, get them back and the brakes were leaking loads! i re bled and have been riding near enough everyday and theyve been alright. i find some occasionally inside the little cover. but im going away for 3 months in a week, so if i come back and they're leaking i'm gonna send them back on warranty to have them checked out. are they leaking from the little gaps in the lever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) are they leaking from the little gaps in the lever? Mine did, such a piss take, what has everyone bleed it with? mine was a water bleed. but i did have a serious (ish) crash (after leak) high speed over the handle bars and it has withstanded that. think i have another leak but for the life of me work out where its coming from. Not got a clue what everyones doing wrong, mines like 3 months old and its fine. been running hs33 for the past year without anything going wrong.......... Edited May 24, 2011 by trials owns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 mines bled with royal blood. i run it through the forks so cant take it off to water bleed. theres nothing wrong with the older style hs33's, its just these new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 i had mine a month with no problem then i left mine standing for 2 weeks whilst i had no forks, get them back and the brakes were leaking loads! i re bled and have been riding near enough everyday and theyve been alright. i find some occasionally inside the little cover. but im going away for 3 months in a week, so if i come back and they're leaking i'm gonna send them back on warranty to have them checked out. are they leaking from the little gaps in the lever? My bike had also been standing for 2 weeks while my new frame arrived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 My bike had also been standing for 2 weeks while my new frame arrived i think we have stumbled across the problem haha. im about to leave mine for 3 months. god know what will happen when i get back!!! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 i think we have stumbled across the problem haha. im about to leave mine for 3 months. god know what will happen when i get back!!! haha i messaged tarty i have to send the lever off and they will send it to magura and they will repair/replace it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 i messaged tarty i have to send the lever off and they will send it to magura and they will repair/replace it Sorry if you misunderstood - the lever will be inspected by Magura and then hopefully replaced. We can't say for sure yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4stars Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 mines bled with royal blood. i run it through the forks so cant take it off to water bleed. theres nothing wrong with the older style hs33's, its just these new ones. off topic but its easy enough to get a good water bleed without using a 'bath bleed'....having a friend to help makes the job even easier...syringe at the slaves and the tube at the lever submerged in a pint glass to push/pull water through the system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 i think we have stumbled across the problem haha. im about to leave mine for 3 months. god know what will happen when i get back!!! haha come to think about it, i didnt use that brake for 3 weeks. went to use it and leaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4stars Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 come to think about it, i didnt use that brake for 3 weeks. went to use it and leaked. could it not be that its only after a long period of no use that enough 'leakage' has occured for it to be noticeable? when in fact its actually happening all the time but as you ride from day to day its so minimal, washed off with rain etc etc that you dont notice.... find it strange that a brake would only tend to leak when under no internal pressure, unless it was the seals that had some reason deteriorated and failed. if thats the case theres only 3 places to look surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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