Bleedkit.com Bleed Kit for SRAM

A sealed 250 ml bottle of Liqui Moly DOT 5.1 ships in the Workshop DOT kit, which is the version of the SRAM Workshop kit set up to bleed the Code-family side of the SRAM catalog with no second supply trip. DOT 5.1 is the spec fluid for SRAM Code, Level, Guide, G2, Force AXS, Red AXS, and the Avid Elixir / Juicy legacy. Workshop Edition adds TPX-bodied syringes and both block sizes; the included fluid closes the loop for a shop that runs primarily on the DOT side of the contamination drawer.

What's in the kit

Two 20 ml TPX syringes drive the bleed. Two M5 assemblies fit the SRAM lever's M5 funnel thread, and a single Edge assembly fits the Bleeding Edge caliper port. Both bleed blocks ship in the kit: the 4.0 mm block for Code / Avid / older Formula calipers and the 5.0 mm block for the modern Maven family. A Torx T10 wrench, a 25 cm Velcro strap for the caliper syringe, spare O-rings, and a pair of size-L nitrile gloves round out the box. The fluid is a sealed 250 ml bottle of Liqui Moly DOT 5.1, which is a German-made DOT 5.1 brake fluid sized for several full SRAM bleeds per bottle.

Compatibility

For DOT 5.1 service, the kit covers every SRAM Code generation (RSC, R, Ultimate, Silver, Bronze), SRAM Level, Guide, G2, Force AXS, Red AXS, plus all Avid Elixir / Juicy generations and the older Formula hydraulics (Oro, C1, R1, R0, K24, K18). The kit also physically fits the modern Maven calipers and ships with the 5.0 mm block, but Maven and DB8 take SRAM Maxima Mineral Brake Oil, not DOT 5.1, so the included fluid is wrong for those brakes. Formula Cura is not covered: Cura uses a port outside the Bleeding Edge fitting pattern.

Specs

• Fluid: 250 ml Liqui Moly DOT 5.1, sealed bottle
• Syringes: 2x 20 ml TPX
• Lever-end assemblies: 2x M5
• Caliper-end assembly: 1x Edge
• Bleed blocks: 4.0 mm (Code / Avid / older Formula) and 5.0 mm (Maven)
• Wrench included: Torx T10
• Made by Bleedkit.com (Ljubljana, Slovenia); fluid by Liqui Moly (Germany)

Includes: 250 ml bottle of Liqui Moly DOT 5.1, 2x 20 ml TPX syringes, 2x M5 assembly, 1x Edge assembly, 4.0 mm bleed block for older SRAM (2 or 4-piston), 5.0 mm bleed block for Maven, Torx T10 wrench, 25 cm double-sided Velcro strap, spare O-rings, size-L nitrile gloves.

From Ljubljana, since 2011

Bleedkit.com builds per-brake-system kits in Ljubljana, Slovenia and has done so since 2011; distribution through Euro Toolworks is the same path that brings Unior cycling tools to the North American market. Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The Workshop DOT kit takes the bring-your-own-fluid Workshop SRAM and closes that loop with a Liqui Moly bottle, which is the version a single-fluid SRAM shop reaches for when the fluid resupply isn't part of the weekly order.

Pro tip from our mechanics

When the DOT bottle is open on the bench, the moisture rule does most of the safety work. DOT 5.1 absorbs water from atmospheric humidity, and absorbed water lowers the fluid's boiling point; the failure mode is brake fade on a long descent, not a leak. Keep the bottle's cap on when not actively drawing fluid, and the bottle out of the sun on the bench. A 250 ml bottle holds for several full bleeds before the moisture-uptake clock makes the bottle worth replacing.

Whether the Workshop DOT, the bring-your-own-fluid Workshop SRAM, or the Ultimate kit fits your bench is laid out in our compatibility guide: Which bleed kit fits Shimano R9300, Ultegra R8270, and SRAM Maven Bronze →