Shimano SLX levers without bleed port at the lever end?

shaw8670
shaw8670 Posts: 264
edited October 2017 in MTB workshop & tech
I am trying to bleed SLX brakes. There are 2 wee screws holding the reservoir cap on. Does this mean I have to get it level and bleed it down the way, rather than pump the fluid up from the caliper end with a syringe, making a mess? I can't see a bleed port at the lever end as appears to be in most of the you tube videos on the subject. Older model perhaps? The system when you screw a container into a bleed port looks great, but doesn't seem to apply in my case?
Greetings from the wet and windy North west

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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Which SLX version? (Number?)

    Most SLX have a large and a small screw, you replace the large screw with the funnel.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • reformedfatty
    reformedfatty Posts: 543
    shimano-bleed-funnel.jpg

    You force the new fluid in at the caliper end

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