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Anyone know a way to get a stubborn hose/ olive out of a brake lever?
Fitted a new brakeset the other day (Shimano MT401) and stupidly ordered Euro orientation - Front is Left and Rear is Right.
When I worked in a bike shop we used to swap these pretty frequently on new bikes - disconnect hose from lever and connect it to the other.
Left lever (front brake hose) came out easily, with no fluid lost, but can't for the life of me get the rear hose out of the lever.
I'm riding with reveres brakes for now, but would rather switch these, and avoid problems down the line.
Side note: I could try and return them, but I have scratched up the calliper bodies and scraped the hoses a bit during fitting...