multi tasking male Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 anybody used a hayes nine with a water bleed, are the seals ok with a water bleed ? used a hayes lever with maggie slaves for a while and i had no leeks or anything and it worked ok but i dont know if the seal in the caliper will be ok. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 anybody used a hayes nine with a water bleed, are the seals ok with a water bleed ? used a hayes lever with maggie slaves for a while and i had no leeks or anything and it worked ok but i dont know if the seal in the caliper will be ok. chris If it's meant to be used with DOT fluid, I'd say no If it uses mineral oil, I guess it might be worth a go? Just remember to lube up your seals now and again so they don't die as quick I don't accept any responsibility if it goes wrong though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Its a system designed to use DOT fluid so I'd say no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Disc brakes get hot. Water + heat= Steam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 (edited) I used DOT fluid with hayes nine and it was utter shat, so water wouldn,t be any good.... On the bright side was only £12 lol Edited March 30, 2010 by Mtchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 what about using maguar blood because thats thicker than water but thiner that dot oil ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Isn't water far more suitable for DOT systems than mineral ones? I'm sure I read that if not DOT is available, worst comes to worst you can use water and it'll be fine, just have a low boiling point, whereas water is never recommended for mineral systems but we all just do it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBazz (: Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Isn't water far more suitable for DOT systems than mineral ones? I'm sure I read that if not DOT is available, worst comes to worst you can use water and it'll be fine, just have a low boiling point, whereas water is never recommended for mineral systems but we all just do it anyway. Meh, I don't even know, I just stick to the rule of using water in maggies, and the proper fluid in everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Isn't water far more suitable for DOT systems than mineral ones? I'm sure I read that if not DOT is available, worst comes to worst you can use water and it'll be fine, just have a low boiling point, whereas water is never recommended for mineral systems but we all just do it anyway. I thought it was the other way round? but only suggested as an emergency fix and to be flushed out as soon as you get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I used DOT fluid with hayes nine and it was utter shat, so water wouldn,t be any good.... On the bright side was only £12 lol Probably a lot to do with the fact its a cheap brake, they weren't particularly well made and certainly weren't designed for trials use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Probably a lot to do with the fact its a cheap brake, they weren't particularly well made and certainly weren't designed for trials use. Yer i read they was pretty good in MBUK , so got one off here , just sat in garage now, bought hope mono thats abit poopy to lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Probably a lot to do with the fact its a cheap brake, they weren't particularly well made and certainly weren't designed for trials use. ye it is utter crap im just in the midle of fixing my hope so im using this temporaraly until its fixed, im just trying to find a way to get a bit more power out of it because my dad has got a serios case of cba at the moment so he wont be fixing it any time soon lol. im not to worried about the lever because that was fine walst using it with my maggie slaves its just the caliper. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashley-phil Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 If your not to worried about the brake just try it, the worst that will happen is it will leak, just don't go down a hill with the brake rubbing, or try anything to big incase the brake fails i'd like to know if it works or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 If your not to worried about the brake just try it, the worst that will happen is it will leak, just don't go down a hill with the brake rubbing, or try anything to big incase the brake fails i'd like to know if it works or not oh i see your using me. i might give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burrows Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 no it won't work, but feel free to try it and find out for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revelation Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Meh, I don't even know, I just stick to the rule of using water in maggies, and the proper fluid in everything else. what is the advantage for using water for hs33s?? Im using standard issue magura blood and it feel amazing. Why use water and void the warranty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burrows Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Its much thinner and makes the brake quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
multi tasking male Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 well if i do it will it destroy the seals or will it just leak ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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