How to remove Olive on Sram DB5 Brakes.

Applesandoranges

Hi im removing rear sram DB5 from my bike, because its internal routed i need to remove the Olive so i can remove the plastic cover so I can reverse though the frame.

Daft question to some but how do i remove the silver olive? Theirs videos on shimano but non on sram brakes. Thanks for your help.

cooldad

Pull.

The Rookie

Cut the hose just in front of it, if you can pull it off it wasn't on properly!

02gf74

Olives squeeze down onto the hose to seal when the hollow bolt is tightened so are not reusable.

I use a dremel cut off disc to cut almost all the way through and then break open with a screwdriver in the slot

Applesandoranges

Thanks, just curios before doing it can the cable be removed from the caliper end? This actually maybe easier.

whyamihere

Applesandoranges wrote:

Thanks, just curios before doing it can the cable be removed from the caliper end? This actually maybe easier.

Yes, but that end will have an olive as well.

02gf74

A quick Google shows the other end has a crimped on straight connector that should not be removed and is too big to pass through the frame.

darkhairedlord

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Applesandoranges

darkhairedlord wrote:

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Awesome advice thanks It worked!! Done everything you said!

Applesandoranges

Ive done it cheers for the (useful) replys

cooldad

The Rookie wrote:

Cut the hose just in front of it, if you can pull it off it wasn't on properly!

Fair enough, I was being a bit facetious, although I have managed to reuse them when needs must.