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 jonk
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After longish downhills my hope m4 brakes tend to pump up making the lever quite hard. Is this a sign that my brakes need to be bled?


 
Posted : 19/04/2009 11:34 am
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It could be a sign that it needs a bleed or it could be a sign that you're dragging your brakes all the time rather than when you need to correct your speed.


 
Posted : 19/04/2009 12:05 pm
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excuse my ignorance but is it not normally a sign that the fluid needs to be changed?


 
Posted : 19/04/2009 12:19 pm
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Nope, if the fluid needed changing it'd probably boil and allow the lever to come back to the bars.Just a symptom of the fluid expanding with heat, but not enough room to allow it.


 
Posted : 19/04/2009 12:42 pm