Hi, This evening were i trying to figure out why my front break kept "robbing" and breaking slightly. Turns out that I have completely worn out my break pads, so I will order new ones. However in the process did i lose some break oil and now it no longer breaks.
From what i have figured will i need to bleed the system?
I have a SRAM Rival leaver with hydraulic disc breaks and found these to bleeder sets. Can i save some money on this tool or recommend other alternatives ?
$ https://www.cykelgear.dk/vaerktoj/vaerktoj-til-hydrauliske-skivebremser/xlc-bleedkit-til-avid-hope
$$$ https://www.cykelgear.dk/vaerktoj/hydrauliske-skivebremser/sram-bleed-kit-til-avidsram-bremser-inkl-dot-51-olie
by TheBigBommer
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>Turns out that I have completely worn out my break pads, so I will order new ones. However in the process did i lose some break oil and now it no longer breaks.
>From what i have figured will i need to bleed the system?
Where is the oil (brake fluid) coming from? If it’s inside the caliper then it sounds like you might have bigger issues than just needing to bleed the system. It could be that having worn through your pads, as you kept squeezing the levers your pistons have come out of where they’re meant to be and the seals in them are shot and that has caused brake fluid to come out. If this is the case you’re going to need to either replace the caliper or put some new seals on the pistons (not an easy job)
I would also watch out as the DOT fluid in SRAM brakes is corrosive if it gets on your skin so wear nitrile/rubber gloves and clean anything the fluid touches.
But onto your main question about the bleed kits:
The expensive one comes with the official SRAM syringes, bleeding blocks, DOT fluid, bleeding edge tools/adapters and what looks to be spare o rings etc. The cheaper one doesn’t have bleeding blocks, has cheaper syringes, doesn’t include DOT fluid and i can’t see if it has the bleeding edge tool or adapters that would work well with your brakes, it just said it includes “various adapters”
Something i often tell people is that there are some areas where you’re fine to cut corners on your bike, regardless of whether it’s a £30 facebook marketplace bike or a £6000+ santa cruz mountain bike but brakes are your primary safety feature on a bike and you should really spend as much as you can afford on them and maintaining them. If they fail, you’re either bailing or crashing.
However having said that, 129 DKK is about £15 GBP and i’ve had a look online and you can get [this Epic Bleed Solutions kit](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Epic-SRAM-Bleed-Kit-Fluid/dp/B07F1RSQGK) (who are a very reputable third party brand for brake bleeding kits and supplies, even GMBN recommend them often) on Amazon but sold & shipped by Epic Bleed Solutions themselves (rather than a random Amazon warehouse) and that will set you back £22.99 (~202 DKK) plus postage to Denmark which appears to be £6.99 on top (~61.5 DKK)
You can also bypass Amazon and buy directly from EBS themselves [here](https://epicbleedsolutions.com/collections/sram/products/sram-bleed-kit) for £24.99 (~219 DKK) with shipping only £4.95 on their own site (~43.5 DKK)
But as i mentioned earlier, i wouldn’t bank on a bleed being the solution, you might just need a new caliper. And to diagnose that we’ll need some clear pictures of the inside of your caliper, ideally with the brake lever depressed.