aener Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) Friend of mine is having such a hard time with his brakes that he's turned to me for help. That says it all. He bought mineral oil to bleed them, did a bad bleed and then dropped the bottle all over the floor. Can you nowadays bleed them with water/antifreeze, or do they still have... whatever issue it was that meant they hated water bleeds? He's got the standard Echo brakes that come with the 2020 full build Mk6+ Cheers! @Cap - you'll surely know. Edited December 29, 2020 by aener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 We've not heard much feedback on this recently to be honest, its worth a try. Although... why did they need bleeding to start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted December 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 Got to be honest - I'm not convinced they did I asked after he'd already done the damage and he mentioned that the rear felt spongey and the front wasn't returning. I'll push a water bleed through them tomorrow. If it leaks out, it's no worse than it currently is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 You know you're in trouble when you have to turn to the deserted forum tell Colin to just go brakeless too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 29/12/2020 at 10:06 PM, aener said: I asked after he'd already done the damage and he mentioned that the rear felt spongey and the front wasn't returning. I have found that the newer TR brakes feel a little spongy just because they now use a 13mm piston. As for a water bleed I am not sure how well they handle it, should certainly work short term. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 He turned up with a fresh bottle of oil anyway, so we sorted it. I'll mention that to him, as I thought it still felt a bit spongy even after a good bleed. Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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