trimming deore brake hose

hainman

So me and a mate trimmed his Deore brake last night,problem is i think we lost a wee bit of fluid in the process,
One minute the brake works fine the next its lever to bars,is there a way to fix without bleed ie top up of mineral oil and tie lever back to extract any air or is it to late or that??
if its a bleed how much oil will be required??

Thanks

Craig

The Rookie

No...the air is almost certainly in the hose, filling up the resvoir doesn't get that out...

Which Deore?

hainman

the new ones....596's i think...

ride_whenever

If they sometimes work then you might get away with it, and there is nothing to lose by trying so leave the brakes with the lever as high as possible and no high-points on the hose and flick it to try and dislodge any air bubbles up to the lever then top off and strap as suggested.

If it doesn't work you've not wasted much time or money and you're in the same place as you would be otherwise.

Greer_

If not, grab a bleed kit from epicbleedsolutions. It's a doddle!