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[Closed] sub zero brake bleeding

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apart from getting cold shaky hands, any reason why not?
Can you bleed brakes in cold weather or is it something best left for the warm?


 
Posted : 19/12/2010 5:58 pm
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It's pretty unpleasant... But otherwise fine.


 
Posted : 19/12/2010 6:10 pm
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Magura oil freezes about -15, DOT fluid about -20.
How far sub-zero are you?
And what brake fluid do the Canadians use?


 
Posted : 19/12/2010 7:16 pm
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Dot 4 freezes at -60c, though if it's old and wetted out that can change obviously just like the boiling point. Hydraulic mineral oil varies from product to product, frinstance Citroen LHM fluid has a pour point of -50c but will be thickening before that point.

But you're not likely to be working on the bike in those conditions I reckon.


 
Posted : 19/12/2010 7:45 pm
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After reading the answer from andrewh I had a quick check in the literature that is around here, and the "pour point" for Magura Blood is <50 C.

Just checking... Pay attention at the back there!!


 
Posted : 22/12/2010 11:32 am
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Dagnabit!! Sorry 'bout the mistake. I Meant <-50°C... Today I'm only seeing the words on the screen 30 seconds after I'm typing them in here...? 😳


 
Posted : 22/12/2010 12:33 pm