Hey,
I was bleeding my Saints the other day, and while the bleed went fine, a couple of issues arose:
1) The fluid in the front brake had gone a dark murky grey colour, and even after the bleed, pumping the lever would bring small 'puffs' of grey muck into the main reservoir. The only reason I can think that might cause this is the front line was slightly worn after rubbing on my fork crowns for too long. Even so, it was only the black outer that was rubbed and I assume theres an inner liner, which it didn't get through to. There is no way the line is rubbed through enough to let fluid seep out. Anyone have any ideas?
2) The rear line had got crushed at some point between my fork bumpers and the frame, giving the brake a mushy feel, so I'm going to replace it. The description of a new hose says it also comes with all the fittings, and a tool to cut the line. Is this cutting tool any good or will it just mash it up, even though its not a braided hose? If anyone has used it and its a piece of cr*p, could you recommend the best cable cutter out of this lot for the money? http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/SearchResults.aspx?Search=cable+cutters&x=0&y=0
Cheers for any help,
Mark
I was bleeding my Saints the other day, and while the bleed went fine, a couple of issues arose:
1) The fluid in the front brake had gone a dark murky grey colour, and even after the bleed, pumping the lever would bring small 'puffs' of grey muck into the main reservoir. The only reason I can think that might cause this is the front line was slightly worn after rubbing on my fork crowns for too long. Even so, it was only the black outer that was rubbed and I assume theres an inner liner, which it didn't get through to. There is no way the line is rubbed through enough to let fluid seep out. Anyone have any ideas?
2) The rear line had got crushed at some point between my fork bumpers and the frame, giving the brake a mushy feel, so I'm going to replace it. The description of a new hose says it also comes with all the fittings, and a tool to cut the line. Is this cutting tool any good or will it just mash it up, even though its not a braided hose? If anyone has used it and its a piece of cr*p, could you recommend the best cable cutter out of this lot for the money? http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/SearchResults.aspx?Search=cable+cutters&x=0&y=0
Cheers for any help,
Mark