Ghetto Rider Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 (edited) Hello People,Split my magura cable in Reading at the weekend, had to sit out for the rest of the day! Need to re-bleed my maggie but got no "Magura Blood"... What can you use to fill maguras with that work just as well?What would you use? What wouldn't you use.... and why!?Thanks All,Dan Edited March 12, 2007 by Ghetto Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-bonham@hotmail.com Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 just to back monkey boy up (water) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cable Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Water, milk, orange juice, cum, runny shit, anything really...Water tends to be best though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Rider Posted March 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 just to back monkey boy up (water)Water with a little splash of deep freeze!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 just water is fine, it aint winter no more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Water with a little splash of deep freeze!? Assuming deep freeze is anti-freeze, can be useful through winter, or if your bike is often subject to very cold conditions, but now it's spring it's not essential.Many people have run plain old water for years with no trouble of freezing or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Rider Posted March 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Assuming deep freeze is anti-freeze, can be useful through winter, or if your bike is often subject to very cold conditions, but now it's spring it's not essential.Many people have run plain old water for years with no trouble of freezing or anything Ah that's good to know. Will use some quality h20 - where's the water boy when you need him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 What's a HS33 Evo 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 I would guess an HS33 brake with Evo2 mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Wouldn't use DOT or any alcohol stronger than wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 carbonated drinks would be shit too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials_pimp Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 In all my years of riding ive heard of:Magura BloodHalfords Mineral OilCitroen Suspension fluid (these 3 are pretty much the same thing)WaterWater with Anti Freeze (watch the AF content as its highly corrosive)Distilled WaterWD40GT853-in-1 OilIm sure thees more out there somehwere.I would reccamend regular tap water.And for that special bleed that will feel the don, submerce bleed it in the bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Rider Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Cool! Thanks people for your advice, yes i did mean Hs33's with Evo 2 Levers...Regards,Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totaltrials Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 I remember in the Margura handbook it says to use Sunflower oil in an emergency if you do not have any Magura brake fluid.It does work, I done about 6 years ago, just too slow for me, water is the best I think, I don't have any problems.Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 (edited) water is the best I think, I don't have any problems.Phil.Sorry to sound like a noobie, but will there be no issues with corroding internals with water? Just the idea of filling my nice new shiny hs33s with water fills me with rusty dread!! Edited March 13, 2007 by Elliot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Sorry to sound like a noobie, but will there be no issues with corroding internals with water? Just the idea of filling my nice new shiny hs33s with water fills me with rusty dread!!First of all, maguras are a closed system so there shouldn't be any air in them, you'll only get corrosion if theres air in them. no air = no corrosion. Secondly the seals on maguras are plastic/rubber so I don't its possible for water to corrode them and thirdly maguras are made out of aluminium which will only corrode if theres air in the system, even then they dont tend to rust. The majority of people on TF use water and since I've been on here I've never seen a thread about water corroding any internals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 magura blood. never had any problems in over 6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 First of all, maguras are a closed system so there shouldn't be any air in them, you'll only get corrosion if theres air in them. no air = no corrosion. Secondly the seals on maguras are plastic/rubber so I don't its possible for water to corrode them and thirdly maguras are made out of aluminium which will only corrode if theres air in the system, even then they dont tend to rust. The majority of people on TF use water and since I've been on here I've never seen a thread about water corroding any internals.Nice one! and the point about there never being a thread is a decider, TF users will bitch about any f**king thing, so if anyone had problems it would be here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 my maggie went shite after using water. became really sluggish and started leaking. running blood at the mo. might swap back to water in a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Rider Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 I'm using water now, seems fine as! Will change to magura blood when the cold comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 In all my years of riding ive heard of:Magura BloodHalfords Mineral OilCitroen Suspension fluid (these 3 are pretty much the same thing)WaterWater with Anti Freeze (watch the AF content as its highly corrosive)Distilled WaterWD40GT853-in-1 OilIm sure thees more out there somehwere.I would reccamend regular tap water.And for that special bleed that will feel the don, submerce bleed it in the bath.Bleeding a break with penetration oil reaaally doesnt seem like a good idea to me, the oil is designed to penetrate seals, so putting it in something like a break system sounds bad to me. Also why would anti-freeze be corosive? is it not designed to be run in the cooling system of cars? a system that I imagine also consists of many rubber seals and lots of plastic hosing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Bleeding a break with penetration oil reaaally doesnt seem like a good idea to me, the oil is designed to penetrate seals, so putting it in something like a break system sounds bad to me. Also why would anti-freeze be corosive? is it not designed to be run in the cooling system of cars? a system that I imagine also consists of many rubber seals and lots of plastic hosing?You still have to distill it though, hence the "watch the AF content" bit.I use water as well, nicer lever feel. If your lever goes sluggish after just putting water in you'll need to re-bleed it. There will be left over oil lining the tubes and cylinders which all seems to slowly collect in the lever after a water bleed, giving you a smushy lever. Another bleed if it does it and your lever will be right as rain though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0llie Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 it realy annoys me when people say aluminium rusts did/are any of you doing science at school. if you are you should know that only steel rusts iron oxide, aluminium when exposed with air get aluminium oxide coating, this protect the aluminium and all aluminium will have a layer, rust is only for steel, and oxygen has to be precent. anyway after that dont worry about rust with things made of aluminium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 If your lever goes sluggish after just putting water in you'll need to re-bleed it. There will be left over oil lining the tubes and cylinders which all seems to slowly collect in the lever after a water bleed, giving you a smushy lever. Another bleed if it does it and your lever will be right as rain though.10+ bleeds over about 4 months... worse every time. lubed seals and everything.ended up getting a new brake, it was a few years old.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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