Okay, what I really need is some advice rather than smug forumites suggesting that I shouldn't have bought Avids in the first place...
Just bled my rear brake as it was a bit spongy. During the last bit - when I'm removing air from the master cylinder and pressurising the system I could hear air being pulled in under vacuum and when I'm trying to pressurise the system I'm getting fluid pi$$ing out from the base of the lever.
I'm guessing a seal has been dislodged/broken/was always crap.
Any advise on pulling the lever apart and fixing it?
Ta.
Buy some Shimanos? 😉
Cheers
Danny B
That is just sooooooo funny. Ha ha ha.
TBH that was the 1st thing that crossed my mind though.
Avid do sell rebuild kits for all the levers ,
Simple enough to change the internal parts just take your time
Just thought I'd get it in before some smug forumite did.
I'll shut up now as I have nothing useful to add! 🙂
Cheers
Danny B
TBH that was the 1st thing that crossed my mind though.
I've always had Avids on my mtbs and tbh I prefer them to shimano. I tried some SLX after reading all the praise they get, and found that whilst they had great stopping power, I didn't like the lever feel or bite point and they felt very on/off. No spare parts is annoying as well.
So, I've taken it apart, re-assembled and it's still crap so looks like a rebuild kit. Anyone know where the best place to get one is? - no LBS where I am.
Did you remove the air from the fluid before putting it in the system?
Rebuild kits on eBay.
Search for 'Elixir lever service kit'