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  • Shortening hoses without bleeding
  • eulach
    Full Member

    On formula cura brakes. Or should I just resign myself to this godforsaken task?
    Brand new, I haven’t got a bleed kit and I bet they need doing from both ends. It was such a pleasure bleeding hope brakes the other day after the faff with shimano.

    cynic-al
    Free Member

    I bet they need doing from both ends

    why would they?

    MTB-Rob
    Free Member

    if brake are all ok and it just shorting the hose (New brakes?)
    Take the pads out, squeeze the brakes so the pistons come out a bit,
    (not to far thou)
    remove hose at lever, cut/shorten, fit olive/insert etc.
    Refit hose
    Slowly push pistons back in(any bit of air should be pushed back to the lever)

    Fit pads etc test and go ride.

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    maccruiskeen
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    No need to cut the hoses to shorten them, just tie them in a bow.

    deadkenny
    Free Member

    Don’t know about Formula brakes, but I’ve shortened Avid/SRAM brakes plus Reverb hoses without the need to bleed. Careful cut, keep ends up and don’t drip, don’t press lever in, refit hose. Job done usually.

    scotroutes
    Full Member

    I’m patenting some elastic hoses that stretch/shrink to fit.

    granny_ring
    Full Member

    What MTB Rob said.

    Davesport
    Full Member

    if brake are all ok and it just shorting the hose (New brakes?)
    Take the pads out, squeeze the brakes so the pistons come out a bit,
    (not to far thou)
    remove hose at lever, cut/shorten, fit olive/insert etc.
    Refit hose
    Slowly push pistons back in(any bit of air should be pushed back to the lever)

    Fit pads etc test and go ride.

    Good hack, I’ve used this before. 😀

    Davesport
    Full Member

    Edited, Double post.

    eulach
    Full Member

    I completely forgot I’d posted this – thank you, men.

    I bet they need doing from both ends

    why would they?

    Are there not brakes that require syringing from the caliper out as well as from the lever in?

    thisisnotaspoon
    Free Member

    Are there not brakes that require syringing from the caliper out as well as from the lever in?

    Depends on the shape of the caliper.

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