Hope brakes bleeding tips and tricks

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

Mucking around with the bleed process the other night and stumbled onto something, there's a step during a SRAM bleed where you pull the lever to the bar and hold it there while creating a vacuum at the calliper to draw the air bubbles out. Turns out that this also works with Hopes.

 

[teK--]

Mucking around with the bleed process the other night and stumbled onto something, there's a step during a SRAM bleed where you pull the lever to the bar and hold it there while creating a vacuum at the calliper to draw the air bubbles out. Turns out that this also works with Hopes.

I found if trying a vacuum technique it's also important to not wind the bleed nipple out too far, otherwise air leaks from around the threads. Wonder if some plumbers tape would help?

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

I found if trying a vacuum technique it's also important to not wind the bleed nipple out too far, otherwise air leaks from around the threads. Wonder if some plumbers tape would help?

Good tip, I wonder if a dab of red grease would be enough.