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As title suggests, just replaced fluid and on pumping the lever at the end it pushed all the fluid out through from somewhere inside the lever.
I'm presuming some seal has gone, and have found a service kit online for about 25quid. This looks like it replaces all the internals.
Is it worth doing? Is it hard to do? Am i best using this as an opportunity to buy better brakes. I can't say I've ever been overly dissapointed with them, but when i see a new set (given, of the same brakes) with rotors and calipers hose etc at about 60quid, i can't help but think that 25 quid plus the hassle seems a little over the top.
Any advice welcomed.
Many thanks all
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I'd say get some deore.
I'd get some Deore's.
I had Elixir 1's and once they started playing up I couldn't solve all the problems, was cheaper to swap them.
You could get some second hand Deore's of eBay fairly cheap if you're patient.
Technically, not that difficult, but you may run into unforseen problems such as circlips set so deep that you can't get normal circlip-pliers into them, plastic circlips that get torn by the plier tips before they release, and corrosion in and around the bores that won't help at all in sealing. Our workshop usually recommends replacement as it's far cheaper than parts & labour cost.
am i right in thinking that, if i buy new, i can buy them already setup and its just a matter of bolting everything on and routing the cables?
I also notice there are a few different deore models. Any particular setup thats recommended. I'm a casual rider, few trail centres and cross country, but nothing crazy.
You'll probably need to shorten the hoses, not a difficult job at all, do it at the lever end and any air that gets into the system is simple to remove using the Shimano bleed funnel/bucket (do it regardless,for the 5 mins it takes, it'll save you any potential brakeless episodes if the bike's turned upside down for any reason)