*EASY* HOW TO BLEED SHIMANO 12 SPEED ROAD HYDRALIC BRAKES (105, ULTEGRA, DURA ACE) 7100, 8170, 9200

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0:00 INTRODUCTION
0:23 TOOLS YOU WIL NEED
1:40 REMOVING FRONT WHEEL
1:55 REMOVE PADS
2:35 PUSH PISTONS IN IF NEEDED
2:56 INSERT BLEED BLOCK
3:30 PREPPING SHIFTER
4:24 INSTALL CUP TO SHIFTER
5:07 DONT STRIP PLASTIC CUP
5:23 REMOVING RUBBER GROMETS
6:05 BLEED NIPPLE AND RELEASE BOLT
6:32 HOW MUCH FLUID YOU SHOULD USE?
7:21 REMOVE CUP PLUG
7:37 ATTACHING SYRINGE TO CALIPER
8:17 BUBBLES COMING OUT
8:45 CLOSE BRAKE CALIPER
9:16 PUMP THE BRAKE
9:47 REMOVE CUP
10:30 DETERMINE A GOOD BLEED?
11:04 CLEAN SHIFTER
11:50 CLEAN CALIPER
12:40 INSTALL RUBBER GROMETS
12:54 INSTALL BRAKE PADS
14:15 FEEL THE FINAL PRODUCT
14:50 THANK YOU!!

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any questions you have let me know down below!!!

[waynelwarren]

First-timer here. I watched this video all the way through, then step-by-step as I performed the procedure. It worked! Thanks for the clarity.

[davidkendall]

Not only one of the best bike how-to videos on Youtube, but one of the best how-tos period. Absolutely excellent work.

[ricardocamacho]

This is a clutch video. Switched to 12 speed yesterday and bled my own brakes at home with the help of your video. Keep up the good work!

[tankredworst]

Best bleeding video I saw! Before that in other videos, I really got confused, but following this guide just worked great! Brake power so much better again now, thank you!

[graemeboswell]

Thank you! I watched this tutorial and then did my brakes for the first time. Not only do my brakes now work perfectly, but I didn’t swear once while doing so. So again, thank you!

[TonyTurboRST]

I used this as a guide to bleed my brakes after fitting an integrated aero bar and it worked great. Much more straightforward to the point than other videos out there.

[catchsmok]

One of, if not some of the best tutorials for bike maintenance and setup. TYSM for posting these man!

[dylanauker]

Great vid. Piece of advice. 91% rubbing alcohol works better as a solvent than 70%. Although 70% is excellent for that use, it is actually more effective as disinfection versus acting as a solvent.

[James-lvey]

Fantastic Instructional video on bleeding the new Shimano Ultegra 8170 hydraulic brakes! I have been doing bike maintenance for 40+ years (think Campy Neuvo Record and Renolds 531 frames). This video is exceptional - so many other videos (and I have seen more than a dozen) forget or gloss over key steps that can lead to real problems. You have renewed my faith in online bicycle maintenance videos.

[BARIB]

New to bleed disc brakes. This video explained everything i needed to know.

Thank you

[AmsterDanTheAmerican]

Thank you for the video. This is the best I've ever watched on how to bleed Shimano brakes, and I've watched a lot of them. Alcohol is not my friend either...."Yeah." You have earned a like and follow.

[kiwibiker]

Just ordered my first disc brake equipped road bike. Found this doing my due diligence tech check. Excellent tutorial.Cheers!

[squashguy]

Brilliant video. To the point step-by-step no BS guide on how to bleed Shimano 12-speed Road disc brakes…. Perfect 👌🏼

[ScottVanHorne]

Thanks for this video, made it very easy to bleed my 105 Di2 brakes. Originally tried watching the Park Tool video but it seemed overcomplicated and was hard to follow, this was much easier. Only thing I'd add to the video (unless I missed it) is to rotate the bike in the stand while pumping the brakes to get rid of any extra air bubbles. I did that and there was many more air bubbles that came out.

[allenheaton]

Great video - you did an amazing job highlighting the minor design faults in the previous product generations compared to the new ones, as well as where and how to be carful to avoid problems. Excellent!

[decius]

This video makes this process seem so much less daunting. Will probably try this myself. Thank you!

Also I love the "If you don't want to give it a thumbs up, I dont care."

[DB-sjkm]

Far and away the best video I found for this after extensive searching. Really great at explaining every step along with potential mistakes and advised solutions. Please keep making bike maintenance/installation videos 🍻

[ktube]

Pro Tip I've started doing, when I do the alcohol bath, I use one of those throwaway paint brushes and do a brush/scrub, then soak it again, let it all drip off, dry, and you're good. Then demote that brush to cleaning duties elsewhere that isn't as crucial. They've made bleeding brakes so easy now, and I preventatively bleed once a year, and that's with 600 hours of riding/training/racing on my bikes. If you just have to flush through, it's cake.

[eurospek]

It was the nipple “Yayyyy” for me. Love your videos. Best non-mtb channel out there. And I don’t even own a road bike lol.