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Disc Brake Cable "swapover"

021CRETE01 · 2012-02-05 00:30:30

I am about to purchase front and rear Shimano SLX M666 Disc Brakes (pre-bled).My problem is that the LEFT lever serves the FRONT brake & the RIGHT lever serves the REAR brake.All my bikes are the opposite way around.If I disconnect the hoses from the levers and swap them over, will I need to bleed them? I could buy the…

05-02-2012 12:30am

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I am about to purchase front and rear Shimano SLX M666 Disc Brakes (pre-bled).My problem is that the LEFT lever serves the FRONT brake & the RIGHT lever serves the REAR brake.All my bikes are the opposite way around.If I disconnect the hoses from the levers and swap them over, will I need to bleed them? I could buy the brakes elsewhere (the right way round) but not at such a great price.Does anyone out there predict a problem other than BLEED?

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#2 05-02-2012 5:08am

Transporting

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You can swap over but unless your handy you will most likely have to bleed the brakes but that's straight forward if you have a bleed kit and oil

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#3 05-02-2012 5:17am

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Bleeding hyd brakes isn't a big deal and it's much safer to have your brakes in the right place.

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#4 05-02-2012 8:01am

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You will have to bleed them! If you don't fancy doing it yourself I'm sure your LBS will do it for about a tenner!

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#5 05-02-2012 10:18am

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shimano brakes would be about the most straight forward to bleed though, pretty easy actually

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