I was struggling to push the barb into an XT brake hose after shortening it. Fix was to gently heat it up with a hot air gun, it then slipped in as easy as anything, but became fixed solid when it cooled down.

(Disclaimer: I haven’t ridden it yet, so perhaps it will explode, who knows).

That is all.

EDIT: another hot tip is to have a small black and white dog with a long swishy tail around to help you by finding the olive when it drops off onto the floor.

Or use the yellow blocks supplied to clamp it in a vice and tap it in with a soft mallet…

Or use the yellow blocks supplied to clamp it in a vice and tap it in with a soft mallet…

+1. Pretty easy really doing it this way.

You don’t even need a vice. The square cut out on Park cable cutters grips the blocks perfectly.

Get a Jagwire Pin Driver.

Makes the job a pleasure.

+1 for Jagwire pin driver

Honestly, all you need is a hammer. I can appreciate your obsessions with fancy tools though. 🙂

svalgis – Member
Honestly, all you need is a hammer. I can appreciate your obsessions with fancy tools though.

yup.. the old tried and tested method of brute force and ignorance works for me everytime

Just use the supplied yellow blocks and a hammer

yup.. the old tried and tested method of brute force and ignorance works for me everytime

Which method do you prefer for installing the barb? How is the result significantly better than the one which Shimano themselves recommend? Sorry for my ignorance. 🙂