Mountain Biking - XT discs Lever blade.

Hi all

I was wondering how can i tighten the bolt (is that really a bolt coz it doesnt have a bolt head) that attaches the blade to the main lever body on an XT disc brake. Also i would like to know if SRAM and Grimeca parts are interchangeable with XT since 4pot XTs are to be phased out of production so i am a bit worried about spares.

Thanks.
Yannis

It is not a bolt, it is a pin. So no tightening down the lever.

Grimeca SYS 8, SRAM, and shimano xt discs have interchangeable parts. They use the same levers, same pads and pistons. There are minor changes between the different companies but they are all based on the Grimecas.

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Is there anyway to replace the bloody pin with a bolt?

You could give it a try. Why do you want to do that anyways? Are you levers that loose?

If you want to try, here is how to get the pin out ;

Turn the adjuster screw until the bolt comes out (clockwise not counter clockwise), you will see a small allen bolt ( I think it is a 2.5mm maybe 2mm) on the lever near the master cylinder, undo that and then tap the pin out.

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nah its no big deal. half a mil of play in one lever...maybe its normal...just the one lever is a bit more firm on the pin than the other...maybe its within industrial tolerances....but you know me...always tinkering stuff...

Firm as in the brakes engage sooner or the lever feels sticky?

no there is no play in the axis of the lever movement....i mean the other axis.