Onza-rider Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 does anyone know how to bleed maggies with a syringe. (and be for any says use the search i have )i have just borght a syringe for heatsink bikes and i want to know how to bleed my brakes.cheers onza-rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alley Rat Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 i found some info HERE on what to usebut it cant be that hard, try google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyfey Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Download the manual for the HS33's of the Magura website. It has a step by step guide. It's really simple with the syringe, literally takes about 3 minutes. Plus you don't have to remove the brakes from the bike!Linky - The manual (PDF 745KB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo8 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 its is well easy to bleed with a syringe all i do is un do the bolt half way in the lever boil some water suck it up in the syringe get all the air bubbles out take the bolt out of the maggie piston screw the syringe in to it sqeeze till the old liquid has some out and when all the old liquid is out keep sqeezing do the bolt up in the lever un do the syringe and as soon as it comes out put the bolt back in and it should workmight take u a few times to get it right it took me about 3-4 times to get it right hope i helped you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmertrials Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I was considering buying the bleed kit... is it worth it though when my bath bleeds are spot on, can a syringe do a better bleed (if thats possible)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC12345678910 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 (edited) go 2 www.magura.com & u can download the hs 33 work shop manual 4 free!!!!!!! this should sort ur problem EDIT: just realised this post has already been done. oops!! Edited March 21, 2007 by CC12345678910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza-rider Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Cheers for tha help i will do that todayonza-rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I was considering buying the bleed kit... is it worth it though when my bath bleeds are spot on, can a syringe do a better bleed (if thats possible)?Theres not really a difference, and if anything theres more of a chance of having air in your brake when using a bleed kit.... its just more conveniant than taking it all off the bike and putting it in the bath. I wouldn't recommend getting a magura bleed kit either, comeplte waste of money. Get one of the heatsink ones or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza-rider Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Theres not really a difference, and if anything theres more of a chance of having air in your brake when using a bleed kit.... its just more conveniant than taking it all off the bike and putting it in the bath. I wouldn't recommend getting a magura bleed kit either, comeplte waste of money. Get one of the heatsink ones or something.i have got one from heatsink bikesi have tryed that and every time i bleed it i pull in the lever and it only pushes the pads out half way and they just rub on the rim.can anyon help cheers onza-rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 I wouldn't recommend getting a magura bleed kit either, comeplte waste of money. Get one of the heatsink ones or something.The additional parts in the Magura bleed kit are well worth the extra cost - clamping blocks for fitting barked hoses (£8 retail), 50ml Royal Blood (£4 retail), 2.3m of hose (retail approx £6), 6 olives (retail £6), 3 barbed fittings (£3 retail) and a shroud nut (£1 retail). If bought separately, the kit would cost £28 plus syringe, 2 lengths of clear hose and 2 barbed fittings to make the bleed kit up, so I would say it's well worth the cash given the amount of handy spares included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza-rider Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 i have tryed that about 5-6 time and it isnt working someone please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmertrials Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 i have tryed that about 5-6 time and it isnt working someone please helpJust whip it off and get it in the bath...You don't really need alot of equipment, no need for a bleed kit. Just a 3mm allen key... a 5mm allen key... some anti-freeze or coolant and your away. I'll guide you through it step by step although if you search you will find out how. Step 1: Remove the brake from the bike (easy). Step 2: Undo the bolts, use the 3mm allen key to undo the bolt on the lever (the one next to the hose) and use the 5mm allen key to undo the bolt on the calliper (the only bolt on there). When both bolts are removed hold over bath and repetively squeeze the lever untill most of the oil or water is in the bath.Step 3: Fill the bath with water (preferably cold) and add around half a litre of coolant or anti-freeze.Step 4: Place the brake under the water and make sure all of the brake is level and completely covered in water (you don't want any air getting in there).Step 5: repetitively squeeze the lever, I would recommend around 200 times for a rear brake and 150 for a front brake, just keep squeezing it for ages.Step 6: When your happy you have squeezed it enough, place the bolts back in and make sure they are super tight (do this whilst the brake is still under water).Step 7: Clean the brake and put it back on the bike, it should be good as new.Step 8: Clean the bath and then ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza-rider Posted March 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Just whip it off and get it in the bath...You don't really need alot of equipment, no need for a bleed kit. Just a 3mm allen key... a 5mm allen key... some anti-freeze or coolant and your away. I'll guide you through it step by step although if you search you will find out how. Step 1: Remove the brake from the bike (easy). Step 2: Undo the bolts, use the 3mm allen key to undo the bolt on the lever (the one next to the hose) and use the 5mm allen key to undo the bolt on the calliper (the only bolt on there). When both bolts are removed hold over bath and repetively squeeze the lever untill most of the oil or water is in the bath.Step 3: Fill the bath with water (preferably cold) and add around half a litre of coolant or anti-freeze.Step 4: Place the brake under the water and make sure all of the brake is level and completely covered in water (you don't want any air getting in there).Step 5: repetitively squeeze the lever, I would recommend around 200 times for a rear brake and 150 for a front brake, just keep squeezing it for ages.Step 6: When your happy you have squeezed it enough, place the bolts back in and make sure they are super tight (do this whilst the brake is still under water).Step 7: Clean the brake and put it back on the bike, it should be good as new.Step 8: Clean the bath and then ride!cheer for the help but would still like to use my syringe for my bleedingcan but can you help me with my problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 The additional parts in the Magura bleed kit are well worth the extra cost - clamping blocks for fitting barked hoses (£8 retail), 50ml Royal Blood (£4 retail), 2.3m of hose (retail approx £6), 6 olives (retail £6), 3 barbed fittings (£3 retail) and a shroud nut (£1 retail). If bought separately, the kit would cost £28 plus syringe, 2 lengths of clear hose and 2 barbed fittings to make the bleed kit up, so I would say it's well worth the cash given the amount of handy spares included.I've used the clampin blocks all of... once, they still let the hose slip through so werent that great. No way near as good as the wooden blocks a lay a drill bit sideways one to make the same groove. The olives are handy yeah, but the royal blood is a waste of money and the extra cabling isn't really neccesary anyway.... i know i've never used it. Plus the fact the syringe is flimsy as hell and mine snapped as i was putting the hose on the end.Buy a heatsink bleed kit, use water and pick up some olives from somewhere like chainreaction and you've got the essential bits while psending less than half the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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