Swapping XT m785 levers

hainman

I bought the new brakes from merlin a while ago,they came euro style,which i was fully aware of but never came with any spare olives or anything else,
I was going to try and get used to themthat way round but think i'll probably swap them,Question is do you need to use new inserts/olives when re-connecting the cables??
I have done a few searches but not found a definitive answer...

Sorry if im being a pain..

Craig

Dick Scruttock

Probably should but I would give it a go and see how you get on with the ones that are already fitted. That is unless you need to shorten the hoses.

hainman

no need to shorten as i ordered 800mm front and 1350mm rear so just a swap round....

cooldad

Nope just undo the caps and swap. Might need a bleed though.

majormantra

You shouldn't even need to bleed if you're careful.

oodboo

I swapped mine over without replacing olives or bleeding. It's a quick and painless job.

Greer_

Here's the guide for shortening the hoses, but its the same principle - http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/ ... le.html/02)%20Brake%20Hose%20Trimming.pdf

I'm about to attempt it tonight with Deore M596's.

Greer_

Don't know what happened to that link - I'll try and find another.

The link keeps breaking for some reason - just google 'shimano hose shortening' and it should be one of the first hits - it's a pdf on shimanos site.

The Rookie

Greer_ wrote:

Don't know what happened to that link - I'll try and find another.

The link keeps breaking for some reason

Go back and edit your first post inserting the whole link between the url tags - simples!

To swap hoses without shortening you don't need olives, simple procedure is...
1/ Squeeze the lever a few times (pads in) to move the pistons out to put some excess fluid in the calipers
2/ Swap levers being careful to lose as little fluid as possible (basic precautions)
3/ Push the pistons back using the excess fluid to push any of the air now in the hoses back into the lever and out the operating part of the system
4/ You can then top up the levers by just removing the caps if you want to.

hainman

Thanks for that The Beginner.sounds straight forward enough.

Will need to go get a wee bottle of fluid then just incase....

Better done connected to the bike??As the brakes are not on yet....Xmas pressy

mikewoods

You'll find it easier with the levers on the bars - Calipers dont matter so much but if you do as The Beginner said and move h pistons a touch first it wil be fine - I did that when I shortened the hoses on mine and I didnt need to bleed afterwards - really is a simple job, just an 8mm spanner required.

The Rookie

Connect the levers to the bars, leave the rest loose, leave the pads in for step 1 as it will stop you popping a piston right out...

Greer_

I slightly messed it up last night when I didn't tighten the hose properly and fluid leaked out so a bleed kit is now on its way from here. That's a week i've had off the bike now It really is that easy though, just make sure you tighten the hose enough!