Trying to bleed a Slate brake, popped in a bleed block, connected a syringe to the lever port, and went to do same to the caliper. Used a cheap t15 wrench...hmm, that's a bit stiff - the tool actually snapped.
Not to worry, I thought, used a ratchet and a Topeak bit... the bit snapped off too.
Cheap shite, i thought - got a set of Wera bits - snapped that too
Not sure on the next move. I guess heat? This was meant to be a 5 minute job.....
Interested to hear this as I need to bleed my slates, and the caliper I couldn't budge the bleed screw on, developed a leak where the two parts of the caliper meet, so is probably going to be junked.
I bought a TRP Slate brake for the hose and pads for some Slate Evo's I had bought with a short hose.
So I have a brand new caliper and lever if that helps. Drop me a message and we can sort something out.
That sounds wild. I'd have thought you'd have absolutely mullered the bolt head before snapping three tools?
It's a recessed screw, and using decent torx bits, bolt head is intact, the tip of the tool stayed in the bolt each time, had to use a fridge magnet to get it out
Fourth time/bit worked a charm, still baffled as to how it was so stiff. but the brake is bled now.
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Interested to hear this as I need to bleed my slates, and the caliper I couldn’t budge the bleed screw on,
Ok, so I'm not alone at least, feel better for hearing that.
I've got 3 sets of the trp,s for the family absolutely zero issues here .
I have had some levers custom made of which @Mugboo I haven't forgotten just been sunning myself working in Portugal
In the end I fitted a spare Slate caliper and just gravity bled it, and it's fine...didn't have time to be wrangling with small torx heads and syringes...
Cheers BigBud, enjoy the sunshine 🙂