New brake hoses - lever end insert query

I would not like to use them like that - know what you mean though, sometimes it can be very difficult to get the insert fully in.

so far I have managed it but on one or two occassions it was a right PITA - I did wonder if putting the end into hot water to soften the inner liner would help with inserstion - but didn't need to do that .... actually better idea :idea: would be to heat up some brake fluid so that no water gets into the brake line.

theraggyone wrote:

Hairdryer to heat the end of the hose then it fits in way easier ,used a hairdryer on mine last night when shortening the brake hose worked brilliantly:-)

I don't have a hairdryer. I do, however, have a number of hammers.

Yep, I do have the little yellow blocks.
And I do have hair, I just don't blowdry it. Being a real man and all that.

I dont have hair I shave it off , I didnt have the yellow blocks as brakes were secondhand and ii didnt have a vice either so the hammer was practically useless . Bike was in stand in living room and the girlfriend was watching tv she has hair so I nicked her hairdryer ,worked brilliantly but I suppose a heatgun would work even better:-) good improvisation I reckon :P

theraggyone wrote:

I dont have hair I shave it off , I didnt have the yellow blocks as brakes were secondhand and ii didnt have a vice either so the hammer was practically useless . Bike was in stand in living room and the girlfriend was watching tv she has hair so I nicked her hairdryer ,worked brilliantly but I suppose a heatgun would work even better:-) good improvisation I reckon :P

I have more yellow blocks than I need - if you want a pair, send me pm and I will pop a pair in the post.