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Old August 14th, 2016, 08:04 AM   #241
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Originally Posted by InvisiBill View Post
Did you clean the pistons before pushing them back in? As you use up the brake pads, more of the side of the piston is exposed and gets road crud on it. If you push it back in without cleaning it, it can interfere with the seals. It's best if you disassemble the whole caliper and clean it thoroughly (which also ensures that you're servicing related parts like replacing old fluid), but you should at least be making sure the sides of the pistons are scrubbed clean.

Ghostt has posted a writeup of the caliper cleaning process if you want to search for it.
Okay, this is what I was referring too, so obviously it is normal @snot

@InvisiBill I already pushed them back in before I cleaned them. Should I take it back off and clean them?
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