zoof Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 hi,i have a real bad spongey brake on the front and i have tried re-bleeding wht can i do please!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Your not bleeding it correctly thenWind the TPA all the way offLay the bike so the outlet of the leaver is up in the airBleed form the bottom slave upTap the hose, slaves and leaver as you bleed itFit the bolt in the top with the syringe still fittedThen remove the syring and re fit boltIf you still have sponge after that i'll eat my own hat (i don't wear hats anymore) as your blantly doing soemthing wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 (edited) Your not bleeding it correctly thenNot nessesarily pete, while that one very possible explaination, it could be flex, either from bad setup or lack of booster. If your pads dont hit the rim sqaure, they will compress more, and if you have no booster your forks are likely to flex.If your on old style evo mounts, dont use the quick release bit for the booster (unless you really need it) bolt the booster down. Also ensure the plastic elbows are properly against the forks.EDIT: just noticed, you didnt actually specify your brake, we have just asumed magie rims brake. If you have a disk, specify which one so we can advise correct bleeding procedure. you may also need to get your disk mounts faced, if ithe caliper is not square over the rotor, that can cause spongyness. Edited October 3, 2006 by nmt_oli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicman Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 i used to have this problem so i bled them through with water and stops the mushy pull and gives it a good spring back maybe have a go at doing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel G Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 yeah a water bleed impoves the response of the pull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Erm, he didn't specify if it was a disc or magura... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Beckett Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Erm, he didn't specify if it was a disc or magura...by the looks of his profile it is a magura rim brake!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 by the looks of his profile it is a magura rim brake!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoof Posted October 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 thankyuo all so very much for your posts and i will try ALL of ur suggestions when the weather is good!!!!!!thankyouZAKp.s. they were hs33's and thanks for looking at my profile!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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