New brake line issue, i think i have the wrong ones...

weeksy59

I bought this hose kit for my Shimano XT M775 brake setup

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=52552

However looking at my lines today, i don't have a banjo bolt type connector at all.

Only have 2 screw-in insert type connectors, one each end obviously

Description specifies the below :
Shimano XTR (2005-2006), Shimano XTR 2007-2009 M975, Shimano Deore LX (2005-2008) M665, Shimano Deore XT (2005-2007) M765, Shimano Deore XT (2008-2009) M775, Shimano SLX M585/Shimano (2005-2009) M525/M535/M486

So the questions are,
1.Do i have the wrong hose kit ?
2. Does my kit have the connectors to do 1 screw-in and 1 banjo ? If so, why ?
3. If i have the wrong kit, which should i have instead ?

nicklouse

errr

So pics of what you got?
Pics where we can see your ends?

sound like something has been incorrectly written or supplied but.............

weeksy59

Basically it's a 1 piece hose, that's cut in half (sorta) to make a front and rear with the olive type connector at 1 end, i have supplied a small kit... god knows how many bits in it, sadly it's at work so i can't show you a pic tonight, sorry.

I can see why the olive would work fine on calipers (i'm used to doing them on motorbikes) but on the bike tehy have what's called a banjo bolt. Which as i'm sure you know, looks like the below.

But quite suprised that i'll have gone from 2 ends of screw-in type to 1 end with an olive/banjo.

weeksy59

last pic, shows the current setup of 2 x screw-in type, which is how my brakes are currently configured.

weeksy59

Looking at the pic and link it seems that Shimano hose kits are sent with 1 olive end and 1 screw-in end as standard, so i guess i'll make a decision which i put at each end and go from there.

weeksy59

OK,

Looks like i've answered my own thread overall and looks good to me.

http://www.bbinstitute.com/dl/dx_demo_chapter_37.pdf

Apart from the vice which is to hold the end when cutting and hammering (which my mate has i can use) i think we're good to go

weeksy59

I'm still sort of missing something here.

All the PDF's refer to inserting the pin into the end of the hose.

Well, i don't have a pin... only a pin with olive on it.

weeksy59

IS the barbed insert they're talking about in the PDF's

So is the one with mine just an integrated version of that and the olive ?

weeksy59

Spent 30 mins on the phone to Clarks tech support guys... i think I'm all OK now lol.

I'll have a crack at it tonight... if no good then will be taking to LBS tomorrow

MountainMonster

Wow, a thread of you just asking yourself questions and answering them, interesting.

weeksy59

well everyone else ignored me... so i had to answer them myself LOL.

I'd delete it but i can't lol

weeksy59

WEll thanks for all the help lads.

Brakes all done and fine with new line