I'm shortening the hoses on X2s, but I can't seem to get the olive back over the hose. Is there a knack to it?
I've trimmed the plastic outer, and cut with Park cable cutters, so it's a clean cut, but it just won't go through the olive...
Help!
Is the olive split so you can open it up a bit? I remember mine being an utter pain and I think thats what I did in the end
It is, but you can only open it so much. What a PITA. I think I'll strip the plastic right back on the next one and slide the olive down to the right place.
Still can't get this ****er on though, so any more help appreciated!
I gave up on my apparently reuseable Olives and got some new ones there are some vids on the hope site showing it being done but I couldn't lol
If the hose was cut cleanly then an olive opened up to 'as new' should fit straight over. If you've deformed the hose with your cutting, then you need to open the olive up further - how much depends on what shape you've turned the hose into. [url= http://steveukmtb.wordpress.com/hope-braided-hydraulic-brake-hose-assembly/ ]This guide[/url] might help. In addition, some people find that a tight wrap of electrician's tape around where they cut can help stop the hose from deforming.
is the olive metal?? if so pop it in a cup a hot water (fresh from the kettle) for a few minutes as this will make the olive expand slightly and may help sliding it on. helped me with the same problem on a set of maguras once
Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up opening it right up (bending it) and then closing it back up with crimping pliers once it was on. Seems to have worked.
3fish, the cut was clean, but where each braid overlaps, it splays out ever so slightly at the very cut. This makes it wider than the olive.
Frustrating, but it's sorted.
Cheers!