Hydro Help

General Help
#1

That “I got hydro brakes but X is happening and I hope someone on here can help me fix it”.

I got a set of XT Hydros new and the front one has started leaking at the caliper. Ideas? Can I fix this?

Background: I was stopped at a red light, and was pumping the front brake. On the third or fourth actuation, the dead-throw/free stroke became non-existent. Got home and bled the system, but the dead-throw was still not there. On the second bleed, the dead-throw came back, but with a leak in the caliper body somewhere. Disassembled the caliper, but the seals were completely intact.

Feeling pretty bow bow about this because I installed them last week and its gonna RAIIIIIIIIIN tomorrow, also I just want hydros that work. Soooo:

Do I send back to CRC and say yo, your shits whack

Do I take to a shop and hope I’m not out of pocket too much

Or Do I throw my bike under a tram?

#2

Excuse to call in sick.

#3

post pics/send me on the gram

#4

Will do this weekend asher

#5

So you pulled the slave pistons out and they weren’t all broken into little pieces? That’s usually the culprit with the xt brakes acting this way.

  • joel
#6

Errrrrrp no. I dont know, I didn’t find any broken pieces, I popped one of the pistons out and everything ~seemed~ in order. But I wasn’t exactly sure what I was looking (at) for.

Update: I emailed CRC and they said straight up that yeeeeep it is a known problem with xt brakes, and they are sending a new one out.

#7

Useful info, never knew of this issue with xt brakes.

#8

Slx for me then!

#9

Sox from what I’ve read has the same* caliper design.