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Old 10-06-2009, 08:21 PM   #6
Easy Rider
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Re: Front brake pad troubles...

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Originally Posted by Sarris
Open the bleeder, push the pistons back by hand (some brake fluid will come out of the bleeder) and close the bleeder. Insert the pads and top off the reservoir.
OK, I didn't want to be the first. :roll:

FORCING the pads back can "blow" the seal on a piston, either in the caliper or the master cylinder. The system is designed for the fluid to push the pads; NOT the other way around.

I like the "Sarris method" much better.......unless you lose your grip on the piston and it sucks in some air. (No, never happened.......... :whistle: )
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