Magura Rim Brake Help

HeatBikePolo · May 1, 2013

So I have acquired through legal means, a set of Magura rim brakes model Race Line, neon yellow with the adjuster knob on the levers. Is there a website to help a mechanically inclined person new to Magura rim brakes? What weight oil, how to bleed/refill the lines, how to change the housing to something that is longer? Any help or links would be great.

We_are_Stevo · May 1, 2013

http://www.birota.ru/manuals/magura/rim ... manual.pdf

Probably a slightly later model than yours(?) but virtually identical in operation

HeatBikePolo · May 1, 2013

thanks that is what I was looking for.

dirttorpedo · May 1, 2013

I have some HS 22's and found that site to be a big help. There are also some videos on Youtube (in German) describing how to bleed and install the modern HS11/33's. I found those helpful too.

As for Oil if you want to stay within the specifications you need to use Magura Blood/Royal Blood, but lots of people use other types of hydraulic mineral oil (or god forbid water and pharmacy mineral oil).

Myshrall189 · May 2, 2013

Also go on YouTube. Type in magura rim brake bleeding or something like that.
There are a couple of videos from the official magura tech which show it very well.

Andy R · May 3, 2013

The cheapest oil to use is probably Citroen LHM, although I use Aeroshell 41.

Antfox · May 3, 2013

We used to use water and anti-freeze in our maguras, that was on our trials bikes anyway. It made the brakes return back uber quick.

After 3 years all the seals were still fully sealed.

dirttorpedo · May 3, 2013

Andy R":2ann0m04 said:
The cheapest oil to use is probably Citroen LHM, although I use Aeroshell 41.

I've tried to find Aeroshell 41 locally, but the only guys who sell it are the specialty places and they've always been closed the few times I stopped by on the weekends. I've heard that the Aeroshell will work on Shimano disc brakes as well.

Andy R · May 3, 2013

dirttorpedo":3gn6uvhz said:
Andy R":3gn6uvhz said:

The cheapest oil to use is probably Citroen LHM, although I use Aeroshell 41.

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I've heard that the Aeroshell will work on Shimano disc brakes as well.

It's what I use in Shimano and Magura disc brakes (courtesy of Flybe

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