Hydraulic Disc Adjustment

bikeperson45
bikeperson45 Posts: 415
edited October 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi, my Hope Mono on the front takes a while to really stop so that the lever is practiacally touching the bars. Is there any way of adjusting this apart from a complete bleed?
Thanks
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    yes there is a lever reach adjust screw.

    Looked in the manual?

    http://www.hopetech.com/database/2004_i ... _small.PDF
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  • bikeperson45
    bikeperson45 Posts: 415
    Thanks for that!
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  • The Cookie Monster
    The Cookie Monster Posts: 36
    another trick i find usefull on brakes with the spanner bolt bleed port on the calliper is to leave the lever bleed port closed, open the caliper port and squeeze in a little more fluid. this pushes the pistons towars the rotor a bit and so the brakes bite a bit earlier. just watch the hose doesnt come loose and piss fluid all over your shoes!
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    The Cookie Monster wrote:
    another trick i find usefull on brakes with the spanner bolt bleed port on the calliper is to leave the lever bleed port closed, open the caliper port and squeeze in a little more fluid. this pushes the pistons towars the rotor a bit and so the brakes bite a bit earlier. just watch the hose doesnt come loose and wee-wee fluid all over your shoes!
    Untill it comes to fit new pads and you cant get the pistons fully home.

    Just lever the lever pulled back over night and the seals will advance the pistons to a closer position.
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  • The Cookie Monster
    The Cookie Monster Posts: 36
    just level the lever pulled back overnight? as in, elastic band the level closed overnight and itll move the pistons in? interesting, never heard that one. obviously my way you need to re-bleed/remove some fluid on the brake when you fit new pads.

    by the way Nicklouse, with the right hose adaptors can you bleed all brakes using the avid syringes? with the way you bleed the caliper, hose then lever? as it makes a much more thorough bleed then anything else ive done, and my shimano's need some bleeding.
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  • Graydawg
    Graydawg Posts: 673
    nicklouse wrote:

    Just lever the lever pulled back over night and the seals will advance the pistons to a closer position.

    I'm guessing this can be applied to any hydraulic brakes?
    It's been a while...
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    most.
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  • diy
    diy Posts: 6,473
    nicklouse wrote:

    Just lever the lever pulled back over night and the seals will advance the pistons to a closer position.

    +1 yep no tools required just a shoe lace
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  • paulscutt
    paulscutt Posts: 332
    "Just lever the lever pulled back over night and the seals will advance the pistons to a closer position."

    I did this with my new XT Ti disc brakes and yes it does work.... for about half an hour then goes back to how they felt before!!??!!
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    did you use the bike after of just look at it?

    what else had you done to the brakes?
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  • paulscutt
    paulscutt Posts: 332
    haha i just had a sit on it in the garage, but the levers went almost back to the bar again and there was no improvement :(
    Poss gonna try and top up the oil tomorrow after i've got some from a bike shop... (hope this may work!)
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