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Old Feb 16th, 2019, 21:19   #2
Laird Scooby
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A good job well done!

Also worth checking your guide pins to make sure they're not sticking and are well lubed - two schools of though, after the intial cleaning with a wire brush in a drill or similar, either use copper grease or silicone grease/red rubber grease.

One school of thought says copper grease can make the rubber bellows on the guide pins go soft and manky, the other says it doesn't. I've never had a problem with copper grease doing that so i wouldn't mind which i used out of the three.

Also worth noting that if you have ABS, you should open the bleed nipple about 1/4-1/2 turn while pushing the piston back to prevent dirt being forced backwards up the brake lines to the ABS modulator and/or the master cylinder then bleed afterwards.

It's good practice to do it whether you have ABS or not but almost essential with ABS - either way it make pushing the piston back into the caliper much easier!
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