Bleed screws in Shimano hydraulic levers
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Contacted bike-discount.de (where I bought) came back with a nice answer :
Also contacted sjscycle but they still think end of march.Thank you for your inquiry and your interest in our products.
Unfortunately, the desired product is sold out and we won’t be able to offer it in the future.
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Same problem, they are made of butter. Pretty crap considering the price.DDX wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:00 pmContacted bike-discount.de (where I bought) came back with a nice answer :Also contacted sjscycle but they still think end of march.Thank you for your inquiry and your interest in our products.
Unfortunately, the desired product is sold out and we won’t be able to offer it in the future.
I have bodged it by cutting a groove in the head so I can loosen and tighten with a flat blade screwdriver. Problem is that I am losing fluid because I can't get it tight enough.
Considering drilling a hole right through, tapping it and then screwing in a new bolt with hydraulic loctite to seal it up. May work better.
Anyone got a better fix while we all wait for replacement parts?
Ironically, I now have a much better perspective on the issue. I decided to replace a sticking front caliper and low and behold, my Pedro's allen wrench failed to loosen the cap, and instead slightly rounded the hole in the bleed port cap, thus I also had to resort to the torx bit method to remove/install the bleed port cap.
Of course looks like this has become such an issue that Shimano is nearly sold but I was able to source a couple from an Ebay store based in Taiwan and may even have the replacements before summer.
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D'oh...I've done the same thing
Have looked online but places have sold out
Anyone have inside information on where I can buy a couple?
Have looked online but places have sold out
Anyone have inside information on where I can buy a couple?
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Seems like tapping in a torx bit into the rounded allen head is actually a practical solution, but if a replacement bleed screw is sourced, my advice is do not over tighten the screw.
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Beyond Aero in Berkeley, Ca has at least a spare one I think. Beyondaero.com for contact info.Squashednuts wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:34 amD'oh...I've done the same thing
Have looked online but places have sold out
Anyone have inside information on where I can buy a couple?