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It Is Very Important To Use Only Magura Blood Mineral Oil In Our Brakes.

Using Any Other Type Of Fluid May Cause Damage To The Seals Or Cause The Brake To Overheat Causing Total Brake Failure. Using Any Other Fluid Other Than Magura Blood Will Also Void The Warranty.

Tolls We Need: Magura Service Kit 5 Mm Allen Key 3 Mm Allen Key Torks Key (Star Key) T7 8 Mm Open End Wernch Transport Device 2 Mm Allen Key Rag

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Marta SL, Marta, And Gustav M - Fix The Caliper In A Position So That The Hose Connection To The Caliper Is At The Highest Point Possible. Hose Must Be Positioned Vertically. You May Have To Loosen Or Unscrew The Caliper Fitting Bolts That Connect The Caliper To The Frame Or Fork To Get The Caliper In This Position. Louise FR, Louise, Julie - Fix The Caliper In A Position So That The Bolts That Hold The Caliper Together Are Horizontal. You May Have To Unscrew The Lower Caliper Fitting Bolt To Get The Caliper In This Position.

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Remove Pads And Push The Pistons Back Into Their Cylinders Completely With A Plastic Tire Lever. It Is Important To Remove The Pads During A Bleed To Ensure They Are Not Contaminated.

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Assemble Your Magura Syringe, Tube, And M6 Threaded Bleed Fitting. Fill This Completely With Magura Blood Only. Make Sure Your Bleeding Syringe Is Totally Full And Air Free. Unscrew The 3 Mm Or 5 Mm Bleed Plug Located On The Caliper With A Hex Wrench And Attach Your Bleeding Syringe. Tighten Fitting 1/8 Turn With An 8 Mm Open End Wrench.

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Loosen The 5 Mm Clamp Bolt And Level The Master Cylinder (Lever Assembly) So That The Reservoir Is Horizontal And Slightly Tighten The Clamp Bolt So That It Stays In Place.

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Take The Reservoir Cap Off With A T7 Torx Wrench And Remove The Rubber Membrane.

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Start The Bleeding Process By Pushing The Fluid Through The System From The Bottom Up Using The Bleeding Syringe. Use A Second Syringe To Take The Excess Fluid Out Of The Reservoir Before It Over Flows. Also, It Is Important To Tap The Caliper And Line While Pushing The Fluid Through With The Handle Of A Screwdriver, Etc. Push Almost The Entire Amount Of Fluid Through The System.

Slowly Start Cycling The Lever Blade. This Will Push The Fluid Through The System From The Top And Out The Caliper And Into The Bleed Syringe. Keep The Reservoir Full Of Magura Blood With The Second Syringe So You Do Not Introduce Air Into The System. Cycle Lever 20 Times Or Until Air Bubbles Are No Longer Coming From Caliper. Your System Should Now Be Totally Air Free.

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Make Sure The Reservoir Is Completely Full And Reinstall The Reservoir Membrane And Cap With Torx Screw.

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Important Step - Place The Pads Back In The Caliper, But Do Not Secure Them. Take The Caliper Fitting Screws Completely Out Of The Mounting Tabs So The Caliper Is Free. Now Re-Install The Wheel With The Rotor. Place The Caliper With Pads On The Rotor Without Fitting Screws. Push Fluid Into The System With The Bleed Syringe Still Attached To The Caliper. Stop Pushing On Syringe When You Feel Resistance. This Will Set The Pistons/Pads On The Rotor For The Particular Pad Wear And Put The Maximum Amount Of Fluid In The System.

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Take The Caliper Off The Rotor And Take The Pads Out Of The Caliper. Loosen And Take The Bleed Syringe Off The Caliper. Then Re-Install The Bleed Plug And Tighten.

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You Are Now Ready To Re-Install Your Pads And Properly Set-Up Your Caliper On The Rotor.

Tips
Before You Get Start Remove The Brake Pads, There Is A Good Chance Your Pads Will Never Be The Same Again After They Have Been Soaked In Oil. Bleeding The Brakes Is Best Done With Bike Stand. When Filling The Syringe Up With Oil, Point It Upwards And Squeeze Any Air Bubbles Out Of The Syringe, Like A Good Doctor. Care For A Clean Working Environment! No Dirt May Come Into The Brake System.

Facts About Magura Disc Brakes

Bleeding Magura Brakes Is A Very Simple Procedure. However, Bleeding Is Not Needed As Part Of The General Maintenance Of These Brakes. Bleeding Will Most Like Only Be Needed If The Hydraulic Lines Have Been Cut (I.E. Shortening The Lines) Or If Part Of The System Has Become Damaged (I.E. A Lever Body Being Replaced Because It Was Damaged In A Bad Crash). Luckily, Magura Has Had The Foresight To Make Their Brakes Far Easier To Bleed Than Some Other Manufacturers (Hayes And Shimano For Example). What Is The Reservoir? Magura Louise Has An "Open" Hydraulic System Unlike The "Closed" System Of Its Rim Brakes. The Main Difference Is That An Open System Has An Oil Reservoir. The Reservoir Is An Oil "Reserve" For The Brake System. If The System Loses Oil Volume (I.E. The Fixed Pad Moves Away From The Rotor), Then Additional Oil Can Be Pumped Out From The Reservoir Into The Brake Lines. If The System Gains Oil Volume (I.E. Oil Gets Hot And Expands), Then The Reservoir Will Take Some Extra Oil From The System So That The Brake Pads Are Able To Retract From The Rotor And Not Cause Brake Heat Lock Up.

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