The lemonade man Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 I just bled my magura with water for the first time, undid both bolts, got out all the oil, changed the water then got all the air out and did up both bolts underwater but it's got no power at all and is doing nothing.Any explanations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 I just bled my magura with water for the first time, undid both bolts, got out all the oil, changed the water then got all the air out and did up both bolts underwater but it's got no power at all and is doing nothing.Any explanations?make sure all the air is out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Put the lever higher up when bleeding, so you could use 2 buckets or whatever, unless you did it with a syringe(sp?)I dunno'.Took me a few times to get it right my first time, it's alright now though.Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 just get a proper bleeding kit and do it right or get someone to do it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The lemonade man Posted April 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Cheers, I'll try putting the lever higher than the calipers but all the air was out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sUm Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 If you want to check for air in the system, you could try the following. Put your lever above your slave cylinders, then undo the lever bleed bolt. Look inside the bleed hole in the lever and SLOWLY pull the lever until you see the liquid come into view inside the bleed hole. Basically if there's no air in the system you should see liquid almost as soon as you touch the lever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBProductions Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Bleed it in water to ensure no air enters and ensure the lever is higher e.t.c and depending on the syringe it might take more than one fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The lemonade man Posted April 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 I've tried it about 5 times now and done all you said but it's still not working at all, and theres definately no air in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBProductions Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 I've tried it about 5 times now and done all you said but it's still not working at all, and theres definately no air in it I no it sounds funny but is the tpa undone and if you need a walkthrough im sure heatsink tells you bit by bit just incase we have missed something or you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The lemonade man Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 The TPA is fully unwound yeah, I'll give it another go today and see what happens. Thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewhite Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 heyi had this problem. only undo the bolt on the slave cylinders (not the one on the lever) and pump the lever. joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domonza Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Is your magura 04 or 05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The lemonade man Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 05, I'll try just undoing the one on the calipers in a minute, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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