O E M Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 My rear maggie is playing up, I run a Monty X-Lite wheel and rimjam blues, I press the lever once and it stays on the rim there is nothing on my rim that makes it stick, I can pull the brake pad away from my rim then press my lever again and it does exacly the same :( , Any tips on how to get my maggie fully functional again? Please help Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Sounds like it needs a bleed. I'd take the whole magura off and give it a perfect bleed, by holding the lever much higher than the slaves when bleeding so all the air comes out. And then lube the slave cylinders by pressing the lever in, holding one slave, lubing the other (which is sticking out), and vice versa. Then give that a try. Noz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Sounds like it needs a bleed. I'd take the whole magura off and give it a perfect bleed, by holding the lever much higher than the slaves when bleeding so all the air comes out. And then lube the slave cylinders by pressing the lever in, holding one slave, lubing the other (which is sticking out), and vice versa. Then give that a try. Noz. ← Yep, Mine went like that. Mine was water bled, take it to bits, wash everything, coat with WD40 polish it up, mine worked a treat after that, nearly as good as my V... :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O E M Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Could someone give me a demo on how to bleed it then as i have no idea :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 it could be to do with running a bit too much tpa... my pads were well low on meat, so instead of getting new pads when i should have done, the tpa was put all the way down and a bit more... the lever used to stick a bit....dunno re bleed is probs gonna be th one though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Could someone give me a demo on how to bleed it then as i have no idea B) ← Download a manual from http://www.magura.de :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O E M Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Right i have flushed all the brake oil and everything out og the pipes, What do i do next? What shall i put in it? What would be best? Cheers :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 (edited) Right i have flushed all the brake oil and everything out og the pipes, What do i do next? What shall i put in it? What would be best? Cheers :( ← Download a manual from http://www.magura.de B) ← Edited February 18, 2005 by nichols_sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O E M Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 ← That was all confusing to me, Can someone just tell me what to do next? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 That was all confusing to me, Can someone just tell me what to do next? :( ← Flush It through with gallons of water, I done mine in the bath with a shower head thingy. I'm sure someone will moan at me, but clean all the lever internals with WD40, lube it up good and proper! Then bleed it nicely. All from a V guy hehe! You'll need a syringe and some tubing, and a Magura Barb connector from CRC for about a pound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O E M Posted February 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Come on help me do i put the brake fluid in the lever bit or the brake bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 In the brake bit. Like tart said, download the magura guide off magura site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Flush It through with gallons of water, I done mine in the bath with a shower head thingy. I'm sure someone will moan at me, but clean all the lever internals with WD40, lube it up good and proper! Then bleed it nicely. All from a V guy hehe! You'll need a syringe and some tubing, and a Magura Barb connector from CRC for about a pound! ← I do that aswell :) :- . I take my magura apart every few months and just totally clean everything and lube it all up. Works absolutely mint. And don't use any TPA either, its evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 do you use the reach adjuster screw? if so that can cause lazy cylinder too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo™ Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 http://www.magura.de/english/download/05/felgen_05_e.pdf That's what you need to take a look at, the bleed guide is on page 14 of the publication, you'll need Adobe Acrobat to view it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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