Alloy bleed cups on Ali;Anyone else broken a bleed cup off in a shimano lever? Hahahahahahahahaha.
I'm always very careful threading it in not too tight but for some reason when I went to remove it last night it just wouldn't unscrew and it sheared off. May have just been a case of cheap Ali plastic over a few uses (maybe the measly 2 mid-strength beers were a factor).
Anyway, because the bleed screw hole is fairly deep and the port is in the side of the hole not the bottom I was able to twist a 4.0mm drill bit through the offending plastic by hand whilst holding the lever upside down (luckily I already had the brakes off the bike as I was replacing the hoses, barbs, olives and nuts). Also, luckily I have a litre of mineral oil too as once I'd fixed the fuck up I flushed a shit load of fluid up from the caliper through the lever.
Time to make an aluminium (or maybe stainless) bleed cup
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fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
How am I going to annoy my boss with my after hours machining now?!
rockmoose
his flabber is totally gastered
You could machine up an alloy, alloy bleedcup holder?
Sorry, um. The Chinese alloy is inferior to your choice of alloy and therefore you must machine your own.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Love how this story doesn't include "So I'd had a couple of beers and I might've turned the bleed cup the wrong way when trying to undo it...".Anyone else broken a bleed cup off in a shimano lever? Hahahahahahahahaha.
I'm always very careful threading it in not too tight but for some reason when I went to remove it last night it just wouldn't unscrew and it sheared off. May have just been a case of cheap Ali plastic over a few uses (maybe the measly 2 mid-strength beers were a factor).
Anyway, because the bleed screw hole is fairly deep and the port is in the side of the hole not the bottom I was able to twist a 4.0mm drill bit through the offending plastic by hand whilst holding the lever upside down (luckily I already had the brakes off the bike as I was replacing the hoses, barbs, olives and nuts). Also, luckily I have a litre of mineral oil too as once I'd fixed the fuck up I flushed a shit load of fluid up from the caliper through the lever.
Time to make an aluminium (or maybe stainless) bleed cup
titanium.Anyone else broken a bleed cup off in a shimano lever? Hahahahahahahahaha.
I'm always very careful threading it in not too tight but for some reason when I went to remove it last night it just wouldn't unscrew and it sheared off. May have just been a case of cheap Ali plastic over a few uses (maybe the measly 2 mid-strength beers were a factor).
Anyway, because the bleed screw hole is fairly deep and the port is in the side of the hole not the bottom I was able to twist a 4.0mm drill bit through the offending plastic by hand whilst holding the lever upside down (luckily I already had the brakes off the bike as I was replacing the hoses, barbs, olives and nuts). Also, luckily I have a litre of mineral oil too as once I'd fixed the fuck up I flushed a shit load of fluid up from the caliper through the lever.
Time to make an aluminium (or maybe stainless) bleed cup
Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
^ it’s really the only way
Needs to make two and I will do the QC on the second one.
rockmoose
his flabber is totally gastered
Needs to make 3. I will provide a more pronounced QC backup check.
Make it four and we collectively can destructively test it.
rockmoose
his flabber is totally gastered
Sounds like a plan. I've booked the video production team. Shall we shoot it in my lab or yours?
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
I reckon a plastic one would outlive an Ali-minium taking an elbow nudge after cracking a Great NorthernLove how this story doesn't include "So I'd had a couple of beers and I might've turned the bleed cup the wrong way when trying to undo it...".
Yours, I need a road trip.
rockmoose
his flabber is totally gastered
I'll spritz some olive oil on all the hard surfaces, and gather the livestock.
fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
I might even have some laying around
Enough to make 9?I might even have some laying around
8 then
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
What about some inconel or that memory metal stuff?
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NiTinol is passe, inconel is just expensive shit (ever welded it?), Ti is classy.