I said Id help a mate by bleeding his brakes for him 🙁
I thought was getting somewhere but Im back to zero, any real world tips not tinternet.
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1 - Ensure all bubbles are out of the fluid prior to bleeding.
2 - Screw out leaver reach adjustment so there is more pull on the brake.
3 - follow the bleed guides on YouTube to the letter.
Cheers Rusty. I thought I had done. Its driving me round the bend!
See my post in [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/tips-for-bleeding-elixir-brakes ]this thread[/url]. It's the same method for Juicys as for Elixirs but Juicy pistons tend to get stuck more.
Oh no, and here's me sat here reading this and I've volunteered to bleed a mates Exilair 7's. Are they going to be a pita or what?
Yes. I hate bleeding avoids.
Edit: haha my ipad autocorrected avid to avoid. How true.
Not looked at bleeding instructions for these in a while but I do remember that in one of the early versions, it didn't mention the need to finish the lever bleed by pushing fluid in to expand the bladder reservoir. I know that used to catch some people out.
Cheers Shedfull I will retry tomorrow with a clear head and fresh fluid. I think your right in that Shimano are alot more forgiving re; air in the system.
Sodding Avids 🙂
When bled, if they're not 100%, pull the levers back to the bars over night and hold with elastic bands and they'll be purrrfect in the morning.
Cheers all. 🙂 Glad I have Shimano.
Bollox!! Not what I wanted to read
