Shez.sheridan Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Ok, I sold my old T-mag the other week to a guy I know, only trouble he snapped the magura hose between the slave cylinders on the back & now it's too short.I've been trying to fix it for him as I've also replaced one of the slave cylinders (bleed side) as the thread on the bolt to close the system had virtually gone. Now, I have new magura tubing - but how the hell do you get it over the nipples on the slave cylinders (in the past I've only had to cut the tube & slide on a new olive, but now both slave cylinders require nipples)The tubing is the correct size for hs33's, but the diameter is far smaller than the nipple - I've tried heating it over the cooker, which slowly melts & deteriorates the tube; and heating it in boiling water - but I still cant get the buggers on.. Cheers Guys 'n' Gals.Derv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Try this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Heating the tube is not required in anyway. Get yourself a vice and buy/borrow the 2 white nylon blocks (Shown inside the hose on the picture below) which are provided in the magura service kit. Place the blocks in the vice with the pipe between them with about 1cm of pipe showing above the blocks. Place the barbed fitting on the end of the pipe and bosh it with a hammer a couple of times Heating the tube often causes it to just expand and not fit to the shape of the barbed fitting meaning it just pulls off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 I usually only heat it for about 2-3 seconds anyway. Just makes it a bit easier, but putting the nipple into the cylinder really does help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 hose in blocksblocks in vice tightBarb in placeHammer hammer hammerdone-age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 i know i'll get my teste's ripped off for suggesting it after the above posts,but i always used to get a soldering iron (one with a long pointy nib) and heat it up, then carefully push it into the hose, which makes the whole bigger but leaves the tube intact.That way the hose has a larger entry and you can slide the barb in easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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