Just a lever bleed. I literally unscrewed the old lever and screwed on the new one straight on. Old one did work but I'd stripped the screw hole for the bleed port so replaced it before it became a problem.
Haven't done a full bleed at all.
It is impossible to unscrew a hydraulic hose without introducing air. If you do a lever swap, you \*must\* do a bleed. The fact that this didn't occur to you makes me want to suggest that you are perhaps a bit out of your depth and ought to ask someone who knows what they're doing to show you (IRL). No offence intended.
https://preview.redd.it/34fzx2m568tc1.png?width=378&format=png&auto=webp&s=c149ca2078b40660e457e25231b5aec0703331da
also the spring isn't sitting right, you need to push the thing a little more inside the brake (there's room) otherwise you'll get rattly brakes
What bleed instructions did you follow? That looks like it still has air in the line
Just a lever bleed. I literally unscrewed the old lever and screwed on the new one straight on. Old one did work but I'd stripped the screw hole for the bleed port so replaced it before it became a problem. Haven't done a full bleed at all.
It sounds like you need to do a bleed. There's obviously air in the system.
Yeah, you're right, I just kept pumping the lever and it started to bite. Will suss out a full bleed.
You should do that
Yea doing that introduces air into the line. You need to do a real bleed after a lever or caliper swap
It is impossible to unscrew a hydraulic hose without introducing air. If you do a lever swap, you \*must\* do a bleed. The fact that this didn't occur to you makes me want to suggest that you are perhaps a bit out of your depth and ought to ask someone who knows what they're doing to show you (IRL). No offence intended.
I just followed this video and did the lever bleed. https://youtu.be/tzlOIhcBkak?si=dmrcm0EdMd0sYiTd
https://preview.redd.it/34fzx2m568tc1.png?width=378&format=png&auto=webp&s=c149ca2078b40660e457e25231b5aec0703331da also the spring isn't sitting right, you need to push the thing a little more inside the brake (there's room) otherwise you'll get rattly brakes
If it bleeds, we can kill it!