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Originally Posted by Lychee
I've read that cleaning should be done using only clean brake fluid because brake fluid absorbs water and using soapy water near the seals and scrubbing may introduce water into the system. Have you experienced differently?
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Think about it this way, you're travelling at 80mph your brake rotor is travelling at 1550rpm, you're riding in the rain, that's a lot of water at a high velocity hitting your callipers and pistons, it's absolutely fine to use soapy water and an old tooth brush to gently scrub your pistons.
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