SebJT Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 My mate gave me his bike to service also to polish his calipers, as he wanted them silver not red. Did all that cleaned out all the oil from the system, bled it really nicely in the bath, no air. Put it back on the bike, pull the lever and water leaks out of every thread :) Took it off took it all apart, cleaned the threads and checked them and all seems fine but it still leaks :o Any ideas, or will an oil bleed work as oil is more viscous? Thanks Seb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Get hold of some PTFE tape and wrap this around the fittings threads in a clockwise direction. This is the stuff used for sealing threads in plumbing and works great :o Link in a min.... 12m of PTFE tape for only 62p from www.rswww.com Direct link to tape -> http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/browse/Module....&stockNo=512238 Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebJT Posted April 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Ah yes, should have thought!!! Have some in the garage ill try that tomorrow Cheers Steve Seb :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzamad Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 yeh a bit of ptfe tape would work but you dont need to buy it off of the net, just go to any hard ware or DIY place and they sell it. and its not very expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 if your going to be using that tape make sure none of it overhangs over the ends of the threads. As soon as you tighten it up the tape will cut and end up in the system. Not as big a problem as in compressed air systems but nevertheless will probably f**k a lot up considering magura tube has a really thin inner diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 what did you strip it with? maybe it didnt like it.... adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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