brake bleed issue

barty81
barty81 Posts: 145
edited January 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
hi, last time i tried to bleed my brakes,the hose attached to my syringe pinged of the caliper nipple, which resulted with me getting brake fluid flicked in my face. The hose is a bit flimsy which came with the bleed kit so would it be better if i bought stiffer tubing for the job? and also on you tube theres a hayes bleed video, the bloke users a olive over the top to secure would this work with shimano calipers?
Giant xtc
Canyon nerve am 7

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    What brakes?

    Model number?
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  • barty81
    barty81 Posts: 145
    shimano deore m596
    Giant xtc
    Canyon nerve am 7
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Be gentler with the syringe.
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  • barty81
    barty81 Posts: 145
    you mean squeezing with two thumbs is to much? :lol:
    Giant xtc
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  • bikaholic
    bikaholic Posts: 350
    Try not to rotate the syringe when handling it because sometimes it can transmit the movement along the flexible hose and close off the bleed nipple.

    Incidentally, bleeding Shimano brakes is best done using the gravity (ie Hope) method.

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