How do you make hydraulics for a bike?

Question

I want to know how to make or put on hydraulichs for a bike. I want to know how to make them home made. out of eny thing that works.

Answer 1

Anything is possible.

To make your own hydraulic system,be it braking or shifting,will cost so much that you might want to reconsider.

Mass production makes Hydraulic components affordable,yet not cheap.

If weight is not an issue than you can go to any junkyard and snag some brakes off a motorbike.

To make hydraulic shifting then you must have access to a machine shop  as you will have to alter many things.

Bicycles are light and the adding of these parts are not condusive to a good biking experiance unless you are a downhiller.

I have not answered your question have I?

Sorry.

Things of this nature are usually tried by mechanical engineering students.

I wish you luck and am sorry if I have wasted your time

Answer 2

Hydraulic what? Brakes? Shifting? Shocks? Would you consider using pneumatics or hydroponics? How about radioaction? Maybe internal combustion? External combustion?

I was originally going to give you a serious answer until I read your details. Learn to spell first, then we can talk. Your efforts will take significant work but it can be done.

Answer 3

wow home made? I don't think that's really possible. I like to DIY on most things but this is too much...

I have hydraulic brakes on my bike, so the brakes are basically the same as motorcycle and car brakes.

It works by having a sealed hydraulic system. When you squeeze the brake levers, they push the hydraulic fluid through the hose into the caliper, which is mounted on the fork. The caliper itself has a piston inside, that piston has brake pads attached to it...so when the fluid goes into the caliper, it moves the piston/pads and they grab the rotor.

Very complex. Especially the caliper part, i can't see how you can make a reliable, non-leak caliper. The ones you buy are machined and very well sealed to prevent leaks, so you would need a way to machine metal to very precise measurements.

What you can do though is get just the front brakes. Because the front does most of the braking and you can save some cash that way. They're very smooth brakes, but you really need them if you do serious mountain biking (like freeride or downhill). Good luck man