Any tips on bleeding Magura MT4 brakes?

[JayVee]

I wanted to check my disk pads, but had a brain fade moment and started unscrewing the fluid screw on the front brake instead of the one that retains the pads.

I think a tiny amount of fluid might have slipped away, even if air pressure is supposed to keep the fluid in the tube. For the moment the brakes work OK, but I think I'm going to bleed and replenish them just to be sure.

Anyone have experience with doing this on Magura brakes?

I was thinking of ordering this kit:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MU88XLB?psc=1

Pretty sure this isn't going to be fun looking at some of the videos on YouTube.

But it's lucky we have YouTube. I remember the last time I did this on another bike it was a total mess...

 

[JRA]

You have the right idea to get the proper bleed kit and get with the YouTube instructions. But unless you squoze the brake while you had the fluid screw out I doubt that you compromised the brake at all.

 

[JayVee]

Thanks. I didn't squeeze the tube and the travel distance seems equal to the rear brake which I didn't touch. I only unscrewed a couple of turns before I realized it wasn't the right screw, and then screwed back. However when I unscrewed the proper screw (the one for the disk pads), it had a drop of oil on it. And that seems like a really weird place for someone to put lubricant because it's sitting directly over the disk pads... They haven't been contaminated because it was really a very small amount of grease, but nevertheless I'm going to order one of these kits and bleed the front brake according to one of the Magura instruction videos. I would have had to learn how to do this properly at some point any way, so I guess that when the bike is new is just as good as any time.