Ashley Sayers Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 I am attempting to bleed my Louise disc brake myself I am going to use 50/50 water, anti-freeze. Has anyone got a vid or any tips to help me. I bled a rim brake years ago but have forgotten it all. cheeeeerss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just don't do it. Rim brake is different from disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Works fine for trials, but there's barely any difference in feel over mineral oil, because there is much less flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooo Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 check youtube magura usually have a load of videos on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 33 minutes ago, Adam@TartyBikes said: Works fine for trials, but there's barely any difference in feel over mineral oil, because there is much less flow. I tend to disagree on this. Any corrosion/swelling that would go unnoticed on a HS33 will be noticed on a disc brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 I bled one of my MT7s with water as an experiment to see if it changed the lever feel. It did not. I'd say stick with the correct fluid unless it's an emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 34 minutes ago, niconj said: I tend to disagree on this. Any corrosion/swelling that would go unnoticed on a HS33 will be noticed on a disc brake. Why would there be corrosion / swelling, and why would it be noticed on a disc and not a rim brake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Because there has been swelling on rim brakes as well. I think a disc brake caliper has tighter tollerances than a rim brake one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Fairly sure a Louise doesn't have a nylon piston, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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