M535 and M525 hydraulic discs

boogi11

Hi all, im new here and need a bit of tech help, im not sure if this is a normal problem or a bit of a strange one.
about a year ago i bought a pair of m525/m535 discs and pads and evers new of ebay (i know).
the brakes are amazing apart from the small fact the leavers are the wrong way round.

left does front/ right does back, the resevoirs are facing the sky. now i could just swap them round and have the resevoirs facing down but this seems like a bit of a cop out,
can any body tell me the procedure to swap the cables over, you dont need to worry about an explanation on bleeding it back up again as im sure i can do this, but i would appreciate part numbers of any replacemnet parts i might need such as collets (i work for a truck company and all hydraulic lines have collets im presuming the bike do to)

thanks for your help
regards
boogi

nicklouse

there is a how to re bleeding on park tools, also there is info on shimanos web site in the brake manual for shortening and bleeding.

Harveytile

I bought a pair of these brakes recently from Merlin Cycles. They came set up for our Euro friends (right side for rear, and left lever for front). Thanks to Shimano's design, it is simple to change them around. Fit the levers so the reservoirs are parallel to the ground. Pull the protective rubber boots away from the levers to expose the bolt holding the hose in place. Undo the bolts. Remove the hoses from the reservoirs (some effort is required here). Secure the hoses so the open ends point up (this stops them dribbling oil). Push the hoses into the correct reservoir and tighten up. Remove the reservoir caps and the diaphram. Tap the brake hose gently with the handle of a scredriver. bubbles will appear in the reservoir. Continue to tap the hose and gently pump the lever; this will force more air out of the system. Have a small bottle of oil on hand to top up the reservoir. When no more bubbles are seen, the system is bled and ready for the diaphram and cap to be replaced. Repeat for other lever.

Sory for the long-winded reply bu using this method to bleed the brakes saves a load of time and saves on expensive Shimano oil (could be liquid gold for the price). Just make sure that no more bubbles are comming out when tapping the hoses and all should be fine.

Cheers

boogi11

nice one thanks, that should be the last time i go over the handlebars.