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Finally got the hang of setting up hydraulic disc brakes after a customer's comment
A regular at the shop in Portland told me I was rushing the lever bleed on his Shimano XT brakes, saying 'you gotta let the bubbles rise for a full minute, not just a quick pump.' I started timing it with my phone and the lever feel is SO much more solid now. Anyone else have a simple tip that fixed a job you thought you already knew?
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ivan77412d ago
Wait, you were NOT waiting a full minute for the bubbles? What were you doing before, just a couple seconds? That's wild. I bet half the spongy levers out there are from that exact rush job. Makes me wonder what else I'm doing too fast.
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faith_hart2012d ago
My old keyboard had a sticky spacebar from rushing the bubble step. Letting it sit the full minute fixed it completely, so now I'm a believer. Guess some steps just need that extra time.
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foster.jordan12d ago
Half the spongy levers" feels like a stretch, idk. I mean, a couple seconds has always worked fine for me and my stuff turns out okay. Maybe it's just me but the full minute seems overkill.
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