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BH59 or BH90 - Which Shimano Hose Insert Do I Need?

BH59 or BH90 - Which Shimano Hose Insert Do I Need?

BH59 or BH90 - Which Shimano Hose Insert Do I Need?

If you are shortening your Shimano brake hoses and you are not sure which hydraulic hose insert to use then you have landed in the right place.

Below you will find a list of Shimano hydraulic brake model numbers arranged by lever/calliper combination. Simply look up your model number to identify whether you need the BH59 or BH90 hose insert.

Tip: If you know the model number of your brake, use the search function in your browser to find the entry in the table below.

Also, don't forget that you can find Shimano olives and inserts in our Shimano Hose Shortening Kit, along with the rest of the tools needed to get the job done and if you're bleeding the brakes at the same time check out our bleed kits for Shimano MTB and Shimano road brakes.


Last updated: 03/08/2025

Model Combination Hose Type
Lever Calliper BH59 BH90
BL-M9000 BR-M9000 ✔
BL-M9020 BR-M9020 ✔
BL-M820 BR-M820 ✔
BL-M8000 BR-M8000 ✔
BL-M8000 BR-M8020 ✔
BL-T8000 BR-M8000 ✔
BL-M7000 BR-M7000 ✔
BL-M615 BR-M615 ✔
BL-T675 BR-T675 ✔
BL-M640 BR-M640 ✔
BL-M6000 BR-M6000 ✔
BL-T6000 BR-M6000 ✔
BL-RS600 BR-RS405 ✔
ST-M4050 BR-M4050 ✔
ST-M3050 BR-M3050 ✔
BL-MT500 BR-MT500 ✔
BL-T445 BR-M446 ✔
BL-M425
BL-M396
BR-M395 ✔
BL-M365 BR-M365 ✔
BL-M785 BR-M785 ✔
BL-M315 BR-M315 ✔
ST-EF505 BR-M315 ✔
BL-S700 BR-S700 ✔
ST-R9120
ST-R9170
BR-R9170 ✔
ST-R9180 BR-R9170 ✔
ST-R8020
ST-R8070
BR-R8070 ✔
ST-R785 BR-RS805 ✔
ST-R785 BR-RS785 ✔
ST-R785 BR-R785 ✔
ST-RS685 BR-RS805 ✔
ST-RS685 BR-RS785 ✔
ST-RS685 BR-R785 ✔
ST-RS505 BR-RS785 ✔
ST-RS505 BR-RS505 ✔
ST-RS405 BR-RS785 ✔
ST-RS405 BR-RS505 ✔
ST-RS405 BR-RS405 ✔
BL-U5000
BL-U5010
ST-U5060
ST-U5080
BR-U5000 ✔
ST-R7020 BR-R7070 ✔
ST-R7025 BR-R7070 ✔
BR-M665 BR-M665 ✔
BL-MT501 BR-MT520 ✔
BR-M585 ✔
BR-M7100 ✔
ST-R9120 ✔
ST-R9180 ✔
ST-R9170 BR-R9170 ✔
ST-R8020 ✔
ST-R8070 BR-R8070 ✔
ST-RS685 ✔
BR-R7070 ✔
ST-RX400 BR-RX400 ✔
BR-MT200 BL-MT200 ✔
BR-MT200 BL-MT201 ✔
BR-M505 BL-M505 ✔
BR-M355 BL-M355 ✔
ST-RX815-R BR-RX810-F ✔
BL-M6100 BR-M6100 ✔
BL-M6100 BR-M6120 ✔
BL-M675-B BR-M675 ✔
ST-4720-L BR-4770-R ✔
ST-4725 BR-4770-F ✔
BL-M775 BR-M775 ✔
BL-M7100 BR-M7120 ✔
BL-MT401 BR-MT420 ✔
BL-M4100 BR-MT410 ✔
BL-M6100 BR-M6100 ✔
BL-M975 BR-M975 ✔
BL-M8100 BR-M8120 ✔
BL-M596 BR-M596 ✔
BL-M775 BR-M775 ✔
ST-R7170 BR-R7170 ✔
ST-R9270 BR-R9270 ✔
ST-R9170 BR-R9170 ✔
ST-R9180 BR-R9170 ✔
ST-R9120 BR-R9170 ✔
ST-R8170 BR-R8170 ✔
BL-M535 BR-M535 ✔
BL-MT200 BR-UR300 ✔
BL-MT201 BR-UR300 ✔
ST-RX810-R-LE BR-RX820-LE ✔
ST-R7120 BR-R7170 ✔
BL-M445 BR-M445 ✔
BL-M506 BR-M506 ✔
BL-S7000 BR-S7000 ✔

 

If your Shimano brake model number is not listed please contact us to let us know and we'll add it to the list.

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Shedding light on the dark art of hydraulic brake bleeding. Rides bikes when time permits.