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04-28-2024, 09:08 PM #926
The bleed block you need is Shimano Y8N219000, the most square looking one with a vertical slot cut into it. It retails for $3.00
The levers are part of the road family, So the Road Bleed Cup uses a m7 thread, and the MTB cup uses a m5 bleed cup.
If your cup is in good shape (not striped out plastic threads) you can but a $4 adapter to screw into the MTB m5 cup and will threads into the m7 road lever.
Either Y0C698050 or Y8NG12000
These are also $3.00
Or buy a specific funnel, a new road funnel is $19.00
And if you want a Shimano Kit with both funnels, all the bleed blocks and a syringe with a fitting for the bleep nipple its called
"Shimano Professional Disc Brake Bleed Kit" and it retails for $66.00. This kit is worth it just for the fitting that attaches to the bleed nipple.
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04-28-2024, 09:15 PM #927
Last edited by John_B; 04-28-2024 at 10:24 PM.
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04-28-2024, 10:14 PM #928
Proving once again there’s better information here than anywhere else on the interwebz.
Yea I could google it, but why?
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04-29-2024, 07:31 AM #929
I need a new pair of calipers. Don’t wanna spend $150 on Mitutoyo LED electronic ones.
Why shouldn’t I just buy some Mitutoyo verniers?
What do we think for $50ish calipers these days?
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04-29-2024, 08:07 AM #930a positive attitude will not solve all of your problems, but it may annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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04-29-2024, 10:52 AM #931
https://taytools.com/products/igagin...39269059526743
Stated accuracy is +/-0.0010 per 4", compared to +/-0.0008 per 8" for Mitutoyo.
If you are not a machinist, that should be just fine.
I don't own these, but probably would buy them if I was currently in the market.
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04-29-2024, 10:57 AM #932Registered User
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04-29-2024, 12:22 PM #933www.dpsskis.com
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formerly an ambassador for a few others, but the ski industry is... interesting.
Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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04-29-2024, 12:23 PM #934
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MTB lever bodies are made from a metal/alloy and can withstand smaller threads,.
Road levers are all plastic/composite. The road lever bleed ports are so easy to strip out, so a larger thread was engineered to account for the weaker threads in the body material.
As your local shop for a bleed block and for the adapter. These pieces come in hundreds of boxes they install, so they should have a drawer full of them.
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05-08-2024, 02:56 PM #935Registered User
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Are there any Chinese knockoffs of the $95 SRAM Ultimate Piston Pad Press yet? Because I want that, but holy fuck $95 for a block of aluminum and a knurled screw is absurd.
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05-08-2024, 03:35 PM #936
I’ve had great success spreading pads with a Pedro’s tire lever. Sometimes I even use it for tires.
Also, why can’t you goons use a $7 digital Chinesium caliper? Probably splurge and get an $18 one! You guys building Atomic Clocks?
Limited-time deal: Digital Caliper, Adoric 0-6" Calipers Measuring Tool - Electronic Micrometer Caliper with Large LCD Screen, Auto-Off Feature, Inch and Millimeter Conversion
https://a.co/d/4t8sesA
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05-08-2024, 07:58 PM #937
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05-08-2024, 08:20 PM #938Nothing happens now
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My $14 caliper is the same as works $100 caliper. Even the cnc guy uses the cheap ones about 1/2 the time.
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05-08-2024, 09:34 PM #939
Yeah.... no they're not. I mean sure they "work the same" in the sense that you put them on something and they give you a number. Where they differ is in how accurate the number is and whether or not that's good enough for what you're doing.
Just need to measure a bolt and need to know if it's M5 or M6? Sure, the $7 caliper with a resolution of 0.2mm is fine. You're running a 5-axis CNC mill and need to hold tolerances of +0.000/-0.001? Yeah, ain't gonna cut it.
Most people here probably trend more towards the former than the latter and cheap calipers are completely fine for a lot of things but let's not pretend they're equivalent.
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05-08-2024, 10:08 PM #940
I suppose if we’re gonna have a bullfighting forum we should also consider an “Engineers doing fer-serious shit with precision instruments” forum. I get it. But I hope those guys aren’t asking about bargain calipers in Sprockets!
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05-09-2024, 12:02 AM #941
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05-09-2024, 01:05 AM #942
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05-09-2024, 05:55 AM #943
Any recommendations for a good sturdy pen light? The couple different ones I've gotten at harbor freight and lowes keep crapping out on me in the shop.
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05-09-2024, 07:51 AM #944
Of course I do....
I use something like this: I searched "Pocket LED Hands-Free Work Light":
-It's got a rubber exterior
-It's bright
-I've changed the AA battery twice (?) in all the years (I've owned it since 2018)
-I like that it's not just a single light beam like a pen light.
-I use it most often when trying to center a stubborn caliper on a rotor, shine the light from underneath to see the gap.
-It has a pocket clip so I can attach it to a pocket/collar/apron if I need light and use both my hands.
-My was a promotional gift from Zaugg Half Pipe Cutter rep.
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05-09-2024, 08:17 AM #945Registered User
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I've got one of those Pedros levers, plus the Park piston press tool. I just thought the SRAM tool looked interesting because it pushes back both sides at the same time and keeps the pressure square to the piston face. I figured it should be better for the seals.
For calipers, my $25 Amazon "Neiko" digital one works fine for typical bike stuff. I've had it 6 years, and is much nicer than a tape measure for checking bolt sizes, sag measurements, setting up cockpit controls evenly. Only issue I've had is that the plastic battery cover doesn't apply great pressure on the battery, so sometimes it turns off.
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05-09-2024, 08:37 AM #946Registered User
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I can confirm that I've had a set of cheap amazon calipers since 2012 and not ONCE have I run into an issue where something got messed up because the calipers weren't sufficiently inaccurate.
I'm not doing precise machining or anything, but I've bought parts or ordered custom-sized items where size matters and where I wouldn't trust a tape measure to get close enough. Also the combination of inside/outside/depth measurements is a lot more flexible than a tape measure.
I'd probably buy them off amazon rather than aliexpress or ebay just because the biggest issue with the cheap stuff is quality control. You want to make sure you get a pair where the jaws are aligned, the depth gauge is square, there aren't any janky burrs on the metal edges, etc...so easy returns is a winner. Maybe just buy a few, choose your favorite, and return the rest.
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05-09-2024, 10:09 AM #947
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05-09-2024, 12:02 PM #948
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05-09-2024, 12:44 PM #949Dad core
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Do Hayes dominions and non bleeding edge sram brakes use the same fittings or do I need to buy a Hayes specific set of fittings?
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05-09-2024, 01:23 PM #950Registered User
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The threads of the fittings are the same, but the smooth piece below it & tapered tip are different lengths, at least in the current SRAM Pro Bleed Kit. So it will work in an emergency but not seal great, and it's possible to advance the SRAM ones past the bottom of the Hayes bleed port threads and fuck things up. Ask me how I know...
That said, the fittings in the Park Tool DOT bleed kit work fine.
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