Guys/girls, need a bit of help here!
My knowledge on hydraulic brakes is a little limited. However, last weekend I attempted to bleed my brakes as the rear one had gone very spongey. Managed this fine (shimano br m485) and the rear brake now stops again.
However, when I came to do the front I realised that when I had an off last year I completely smoothed the head out on the cross head, so only way to remove was to drill out & replace. Having searched on eBay for a replacement screw I failed and started looking for a cheap brake instead.
I came across a set of shimano br m486 which look identical just slightly different branding/logos. These were supplied ready bled but they have very short hoses and are connected to the wrong lever for UK use (my preference) but this is probably why they cost less than £15 each!
Anyway, I bought them with the intention of using the levers on my brakes, possibly the calipers too. Question is, what do I actually need to do? Is it a question of just undoing and replacing then re bleeding or do I need to change olives etc too?
Your help would be much appreciated!
AJ
My knowledge on hydraulic brakes is a little limited. However, last weekend I attempted to bleed my brakes as the rear one had gone very spongey. Managed this fine (shimano br m485) and the rear brake now stops again.
However, when I came to do the front I realised that when I had an off last year I completely smoothed the head out on the cross head, so only way to remove was to drill out & replace. Having searched on eBay for a replacement screw I failed and started looking for a cheap brake instead.
I came across a set of shimano br m486 which look identical just slightly different branding/logos. These were supplied ready bled but they have very short hoses and are connected to the wrong lever for UK use (my preference) but this is probably why they cost less than £15 each!
Anyway, I bought them with the intention of using the levers on my brakes, possibly the calipers too. Question is, what do I actually need to do? Is it a question of just undoing and replacing then re bleeding or do I need to change olives etc too?
Your help would be much appreciated!
AJ