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[Closed] Yellow block that comes with Shimano brakes - what is it?

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Funny 'L' shaped block with 15 small holes in it and one bigger one. About an inch long and half an inch wide.


 
Posted : 10/06/2010 8:15 pm
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piston spacer, when you bleed the brakes, take the pads out and put it in...


 
Posted : 10/06/2010 8:17 pm
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for bleeding, put it between the pistons.


 
Posted : 10/06/2010 8:17 pm
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Has it got a half-moon cut out of it? If so, it does 2 things- one is that it can be a piston spacer, if you take the pads out. The other is that if you take 2 of em they act as a hose clamp for when you're fitting the insert thing into the hose.


 
Posted : 10/06/2010 8:17 pm
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They L shaped yellow ones are spacers. They're to stop the pistons popping out if you accidently apply the levers when there's no pads/rotor in place. There may be a thin red one to approximate a rotor when there are pads fitted but the rotor isn't in place.

The other yellow block may be a two part one for cutting hose.


 
Posted : 10/06/2010 8:21 pm
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Cheers gents - will teach me to RTFM!


 
Posted : 10/06/2010 8:44 pm