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Here is my Avid bleed kit, total cost of a couple of quid. never posted pics before so hope these work.
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good stuff
what are the blue connectors ?
happy that they hold under pressure (positive and negative) ?
The blue connectors are plastic aquarium tubing connectors from a pet shop, I just added some M5 threads using a nut.
I have used them to bleed my brakes a few times and they work great, no problems with holding pressure. I have never used a proper Avid kit so can't compare it but can't imagine any difference, its just a couple of syringes with a bit of tubing after all. I wasn't paying £35 for it!
Top bodge BurnBob! A damn site cheaper than the £25 I spunked on the proper kit, grrr!
Excellent, somebody had to come up with a good alternative!
excellent homemade bike stand too. Might make one of those myself.
That's better than Poddy's headset cable routing idea - get it sent into MBR and win a prize - before someone else does!
Ah yes I forgot about my homemade workstand, it also works very well and stores away neatly in the shed.
Good idea about MBR, Could do with a prize.
What size is the bolt used to thread the aquarium pipe ?
fully blue peter-esque instructions please!!
Good effort, I also wish I'd seen that before coughing up for the official kit over the weekend!
So any tips for getting a good result? I followed the instructions to the letter on my Juicy 5 and only got a minor improvement, I'll need to do it again. Lever pulls through most of its travel before biting, even with new pads. One thing I noticed was a very, very small hole in the lever reservoir cap, which leaks a little oil whenever I pressurize the system. Is this normal, or am I overdoing it?!
What size is the bolt used to thread the aquarium pipe ?
I would also like to know this as I have everything, but I am unsure what bolt to use.
Thank you.
Sorry to be a cheeky goit but could we have a list of all the parts please 🙂
You my friend are a genius!
he actualy said he used an M5 threads so my guess is a M5 bolt was used.
Syringes arrived today; now for everything else. Ace help, thank you 🙂
excellent stuff. well done. ive already sent it off to mbr as my idea 😉
what are the clips youre using to pinch the tubing? might use a couple of those for my oro's 🙂
I just added some M5 threads using a nut.
'Just'! I'd just like to say that I found this stage a bit of a bastard. Well a big bit of a bastard. At 11p each I don't mind redoing 'em.
Was going to have ago this afternoon by referring to BB's excellent pics - now gone! 🙄
Sorry, been away for a while, Pics should be back up, any questions?
only a year later what size aquarium connectors? i have 6mm ones do i need 5mm ones
cheers
I believe they are 5mm not 6mm. Why go through the trouble though? There are some cheap kits out there on eBay, one of those guys has just launched a website for brake bleeding - [url= http://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/ ]epicbleedsolutions.com[/url].