Bleeding Kit

taylor018

hi all im kinda new to mountain biking and need some help i need to bleed my breaks and dont wanna pay the rediculous amount they wanna charge you. ok i have a GT Avanlanche 2.0 and it has Tektro Augria Comp breaks now i cant find a bleed kit anywere, can anyone help me with this do i need a bleed kit or not.

The Spiderman

Don`t necessarily need the specific kit.You could get some 3mm windscreen washer tube from Halfords,an old jam jar and buy some fluid.Probabaly DOT 4 fluid but check.Yo`ull find the gerneral priciples of brake bledding on the park tools website,but if you have ever beld the brakes on a car or motorbike its the exact same process.

The Spiderman

Don`t necessarily need the specific kit.You could get some 3mm windscreen washer tube from Halfords,a syringe and an old jam jar and buy some fluid.Probably DOT 4 fluid but check.
You`ll find the general priciples of brake bledding on the park tools website,and other how to sites but if you have ever bled the brakes on a car or motorbike its the exact same process.

This video ,though intended for Hayes,might help:http://www.mountainzone.com/videos/playvideo.asp?vid=25434

djvagabon

you dont need a bleed kit. ive serviced 5 sets of hydraulic disc brakes and ive never used a bleed kit.

Joe_Pineapples

Here's the Hope bleed video.

http://www.hopegb.com/page_mep_force_33.html