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So the brakes were full of congealed fluid & you just bled them right ? Well there your problem. Brake fluid will ONLY congeal in the presence of contamination which is usuall water ! Water causes corrosion of the other components especially allow, this will lead to corrosion solids in the brake system that will NOT be forced out with a bleed, because the bleed hole is to small & the caliper will still be full of congealed fluid, unless it was stripped & cleaned.
Even if you change your fluid regularly at the 2 year interval recommended by most manufacturers, the caliper will always remain filled with old fluid, unless you take the caliper off the bike & remove the bleed nipple, allow fluid to drain from the hose & M/C then invert the caliper & press the pistons fully in to expel all the old fluid. Mount back to bike loosely replace bleed nipple & bleed like a new dry system.
When rebuilding calipers or M/C you do NOT need to change the seals if the they & the system are in good condition. If there is contamination always replace all seals after a thorough clean of the metal components.
Hope that helps. I know it's a PITA job, but good performance & your life could depend on it !
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