Trying to find the correct diameter clear tubing to bleed my M4 brakes…any suggestions? I don’t really fancy paying £30+ for the official bleed kit. Cheers.

Windscreen washer tube from halfords or a cheap bleed kit, aquarium air tube from a pet shop.

Quick blag at your friendly local bike shop?

Home brew kit from hardware shop

windscreen washer tubing looks suitably cheap & simple. Anyone know the diameter required for Hope stuff? I know it’s different to Avid as my Juicy bleed kit tube is too small. Cheers.

Check the garage at your in-law’s place – there’s a blead kit in there that I left behind. – It’s the genuine Hope deal, in a hope brake rotor box.

The pipe from the sump bottle doobry is ‘adjusted’ to fit a track pump so you can pressure the **** out of it…

Stupid me should have brought it with me, as a bleed kit over here is well expensive.

B+Q sell various dia clear tubing by the mtr.

I bought some windscreen washer tubing from halfrauds yesterday( I got the largest size), it didn’t fit my gf’s mono minis. So I boiled it in some water, then streched it down a piece of metal rod then melted the end so it stayed that size. It worked a treat.

Our local motor parts store sells clear tubing by the foot so its not expensive to try a couple of different sizes out. check out the ones near you.

Maplins sell an educational hydraulics kit that includes tubing and a few syringes which is ideal for brake bleeding purposes.

Check the garage at your in-law’s place – there’s a blead kit in there that I left behind. – It’s the genuine Hope deal, in a hope brake rotor box.

The pipe from the sump bottle doobry is ‘adjusted’ to fit a track pump so you can pressure the **** out of it…

Stupid me should have brought it with me, as a bleed kit over here is well expensive.

Hi matey, good to see you on here. Thanks for the tip…I’ll nip up there later & see if I can dig it out. If u need it I can always send it over…?

Home brew kit from hardware shop

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I just went to a home brewing shop to get some. Pence. Various syringes left over for child’s illness and sorted…oh and a jam jar.

old camelback tube?

i can ecommend the bleed kit though – makes the whole job way easier with the pressure going in. The only bit that you couldn’t knock up yourself is the bleed top cap for the reservoir though – so £30 is a bit steep, but if there’s one sitting there waiting for you then i’d get that rather than faffing about.

Hi matey, good to see you on here. Thanks for the tip…I’ll nip up there later & see if I can dig it out. If u need it I can always send it over…?

Ah, that might a good option. have a look and if it’s serviceable feel free to use and perhaps we’ll sort something out in the near future.
Been sat in there for a few years now though eh…

Homebase/B&Q/Wickes etc all sell lengths of hose/rope/chain etc by the metre.

I get mine from Homebase, for £1 a metre.

Bargain.

Large syringe from chemist (50p) had a bit of tube in the garage the fit the syringe but not the bleed nipple, heated end of pipe with a lighter, pushed it on bleed nipple now fits a treat, its much easier bleeding from the bottom up, I use a kids plastic bucket to catch the bit of overflow, I do remove the wheel and pads so they don’t get contaminated.