How To Fix Spongy Hydraulic Bike Brakes

On the lever end remove the M-575 tool Shimano or syringe and adapter.

How to fix spongy hydraulic bike brakes. I have a simple Shimano hydraulic disc brake system dont know the model. To overcome this you should periodically once every two years bleed your brake lines. Fix Spongy Brakes in 10-Minutes Step 1.

In the morning try the brakes out. I bought the bike mail order so didnt want all the hassel of sending bits back etc. Press your brake lever and keep it there using a zip cord cable tie position your bike so that the hydraulic tube runs upward and so the brake lever is at the highest point.

This worked for me. There are different types of brake and to truly understand the problem and fix it the first thing is to understand the type of brake that your bike has. Ill look into mineral oil and a syringe as i canibalised the one that came with the bike into a makeshift grease gun when i rebuilt a hub a while ago.

Replace the bleed screw and torque it down. The most popular and common bike brakes are V-brake. I tie wrapped the brake lever to the handle bar over night with the.

Its called bleeding because you are bleeding the air. Ever since I have had it its been spongy. Some brakes can be more troublesome to bleed than others.

How to make your brakes feel sharper quickly and mess free. A spongy lever means that there is still some trapped air in the system and repeating the bleed procedure is necessary. Air in hydraulic brakes proper bike storage and more This week Lennard Zinn answers questions pertaining to air in a hydraulic road brake system storing bikes upside down and more.