Brake Bleeding

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:44 pm

The front right hand caliper had a couple of pistons sticking slightly so over the weekend I decided to pop them out to clean them thoroughly. Everything was going well until I tried gettig pressure back in the brake system. Must have pumped about a litre of brake fluid through the system before any decent pressure was felt and it's still not brilliant. I vowed there and then to scrap the front brake hoses and the useless cross tube which seems to make getting air out of the system about 10 times harder. So this morning I ordered a two tube system in stainless from Aerotek along with the correct banjo bolts. One tube to each caliper should make bleeding the brakes much easier. However the kit from Aerotek does not have any clamps/clips which will secure the hoses at the fork brace. These are the clamps which allow the hoses to move up and down but prevent them from flapping about too much. Can anyone give me the name & tel nos of someone who can supply these and perhaps indicate the correct ones to use. The fork brace has two drilled holes where the existing cross tube fits so I would assume the clamps should fit here.

Regards

Me-109 · Post by **Me-109** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:36 pm

They're called P-clips. Try Demon Tweeks (tinterweb for contact details) who'd be able to advise sizes for braided hose, 'cos I can't remember offhand. They don't really allow them to slide but they will clamp them and stop them flapping about.

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:07 pm

Thanks ME-109. I've ordered a couple from Demon Tweeks and they are on their way up. I don't know if the standard size P clips will fit as they will have to screw into the existing holes in the fork brace and have about a 1 - 1/2inch reach. I'll have a look when they arrive. Just wondered what everyone else used as there must be quite a few people on this site who have scrapped the front brake hoses for stainless ones.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:22 pm

Aerotek also supply them, but I got mine from this guy on ebay
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Bike-Stuff-Mos ... idZ2QQtZkm

I think I used 10mm diam, but I'm not 100% on that, and I've no longer got the bike to check it.

Steve