What's this screw for?

babw
babw Posts: 3
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I got a new bike yesterday and like a wally without reading a manual I decided to try to adjust my lever reach but actually ended up losing a few drops of hydraulic fluid.

What does this screw actually do? Is it there to empty the master cylinder in the lever? It's on the inside of the shifter.

The shifter is a Sram Red AXS.


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  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    Looks like the main lever pivot bolt.
  • babw
    babw Posts: 3
    No
    me-109 said:

    Looks like the main lever pivot bolt.

    That’s the one below with the wrench inserted into it in the photo.
  • babw
    babw Posts: 3
    I think I figured it out, is the bolt going into the hydraulic hose banjo hence the leak.

    Anyone know what the torque figure for the bolt is?
  • reaperactual
    reaperactual Posts: 1,185
    Max is 6Nm on my Shimano caliper banjo fitting and judging by what I have looked up online Sram, Avid, etc. is the same.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Go ahead and twist it off. Let us know what happens.

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