can't find a bleeding brake kit

earls
earls Posts: 48
edited June 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
I've looked all over the net and my local bike shops but everywhere seems to sold out of Auriga Tektro Pro hydraulic brake bleeding kits.
Can anyone give me a list of things (hose size etc) for a home bodge?
Or do I bite the bullet and pay a mechanic £30?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    try the guide in the FAQs there is a fair chance the thread will be the same.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    I don't know if this will help.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhKKe6av-0U

    I use only a piece of piping, a plastic bottle and a spanner on my Hope Brakes and it's been OK bleeding without the proper kit.
    CAAD9
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  • earls
    earls Posts: 48
    Thanks for the link, makes it look pretty straight forward but looks like there's some kind of connection to the lever which I imagine only comes in the kit. TRied to order from an American site but oil can't be shipped (apparently)!

    Any other help would be greatly received.
  • Deputy Dawg
    Deputy Dawg Posts: 428
    Tried CRC?
    Statistically, Six Out Of Seven Dwarves Aren't Happy
  • earls
    earls Posts: 48
    JUst did and got one. It was showing out of stock yesterday. Off to ruin my brakes!
    Cheers.

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