picki Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Right i bought a braided hose from goodridge but as ive found out it only comes with the scanky lever to caliper parts. what further bits do i need to get a crossover sorted? ive nover used a crossover maggy before, always had a splitter, so im not sure what bits i'll need. also when ive had a lookie round here, people seem to think that the smaller bore hole will make the lever feel a bit more sluggish? is there anything i can use to thin out royal blood to make the lever feel a bit quicker? other than that, looks like its bath time for the barstool :( cheers Picki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr kenny Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 hey man you only need a couple of olives,and use the threaded nut things from your old crossover bit. some people seem to bleed thier maggies withwater and others with wd 40 mabey have a look into that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 hey man you only need a couple of olives,and use the threaded nut things from your old crossover bit. some people seem to bleed thier maggies withwater and others with wd 40 mabey have a look into that? ← WD40 would lubricate the maggy and therefore keep it all nice and fast, the water is MUCH better than royal blood, its rapid (just bled mine iwth water from royal blood last night) but theres one downfall, it can make your calipers slow after about 5 months, but all you need to do then is bleed it was royal blood (or cooking oil [Maybe VERY VERY VERY slow]) and ide it for about 1 week, then re-bleed iwth water again :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 you dont need olives with braided hose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted July 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 yeah thats the thing...you aint supposed to use the standard maggy fittings. the goodridge/hope ones screw into the plaggy hose in the middle so secure it properly. cheers for the replies....might have to pinch a can of good ol gt85. picki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 (edited) theres one downfall, it can make your calipers slow after about 5 months, but all you need to do then is bleed it was royal blood (or cooking oil [Maybe VERY VERY VERY slow]) and ide it for about 1 week, then re-bleed iwth water again :( ← Umm no chav (Y) :) boy, that will succeed in killing it. You need to flush all the maggy fluid out, what I do is take the mag to bits and clean everything with WD40, then water bleed. Edited July 29, 2005 by rich4130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted July 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Its all sorted, bike in on the road! woo hooo. piston return is a little slower but all well. has to use rome random goodridge connectors and do it that way. bled is with stendec fluid and not blood....not sure how they compare in viscosity <--blatent spelling mistake all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Its all sorted, bike in on the road! woo hooo. piston return is a little slower but all well. has to use rome random goodridge connectors and do it that way. bled is with stendec fluid and not blood....not sure how they compare in viscosity <--blatent spelling mistake all good ← Nope viscosity is right, it blatant though :bunny: Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron_trials _247 Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 dont suppose that you want to sell the hose with the monty splitter do you? DNA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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