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Old 11-09-2007, 01:19 PM
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Piece of wood helps.

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Originally Posted by ScottinSoCal View Post

The last one is almost guaranteed to damage the seals on your calipers after 20 years of sludge buildup. Forcing the piston and seal to go well beyond the normal range of travel with crap in the way is a recipe for damaged seals.
Old fashion precaution:

Check the brake pedal travel limit.
Get a piece of wood thick enough that would stop the pedal before it hits the lower limit when placed under the pedal.
Then when you manually bleed the piston rod would not over travel and hurt the seal.
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