saracen--mad Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Hi Could someone do a step by step guid to bleeding maguras in the bath. From start to finish. thanks matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Remove grub screw in lever and the one in the caliper. Let the oil/water drain out. Submerge in water and move about, making sure all the air has come out. Beware of air getting trapped in places that might not be obvious, like in the cross-over hose. Then do the screws up while the brake is still under water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swize Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 I picked this up a while ago.. 1. fill up your BATH with water. 2.take the whole magura brake off ur bike and unscrew all the hoses. ALL the hoses. and put all of the parts in the water. 3.unbolt the lever blade from the lever to make sure the master piston is fully out. 4. Under the water of the bath, Turn, Twist and shake every caliper, hose and lever. so in theory, all the air bubbles will escape and the parts will fill with water. 5. Keeping all the parts under water... Re-assemble the brake.. BUT Make sure u DONT take any parts out of the water! 6.put bak on bike and hope it worked! in theory, it shuld work ok so long as you get every trapped air bubble out of the system. also, if its spungy after, and you have a decent brake booster fitted, its NOT because u beld it with water. its because there is still air in it. Water has a very solid feel when bled right. Hope it works!! (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Or just get a bleed kit. It only takes literally 2 minutes to bleed a magura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 You can pump the lever which will suck in an circulate the water into the system, just helps to get that last smigin of water out! Still perfect sink bleeds are rare, your better off just asking your local bike shop to do it on the cheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiltop Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 pumping the lever to get the water in works really well. not sure when you keep the hole cobvered and when you release it though. think you cover hole pull lever, take your hand off then it such water in. just have a play with it under water, i did yesterday and now mine is mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 how about you just wait till sunday then ill bleed it for you then it will be all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Jeez. Just buy a bleed kit. :( Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I used a bucket with hose water :( Just took the bolt out the back calliper and the one out the lever and put the whole lot under the water and squeezed the lever while holding my finger over one of the holes now and again. When all the tripe is out just put the lever bolt back in and put your finger over the hole at the back and squeeze the lever and you should feel it sucking, if you dont squeeze the lever a few more times and put the other bolt back in under the water :P Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 When we bled my brake the other day we thought it would be best to get all the old crap out so I wrapped a load of tape around the top on the hose on the bleed kit, then put the footput on the end on it, put it in the pod as usual, undo the screw on lever and pump away, out flies loads of gack and sh*t. Then you have a pretty clean system, not as clean as maybe putting it in the bath but less hassle. Then bleed about 4 big syringes through with water and you have the perfect working brake. My brake couldn't feel any better, it was perfect. Rob :( Maybe try a compresser instead, may be a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Hi Could someone do a step by step guid to bleeding maguras in the bath. From start to finish. thanks matt ← If you tried the search there's loads of info on this. for example: http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....er+bleed+waynio i used sebJT's method when i did my magura and i havn't had a problem at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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