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This response solved my problem. Lots of talk about bleeding bleeding bleeding, but making sure the pads are tight (in my case after caliper rebuilds) seems to be often overlooked.

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Originally Posted by Jesse16 View Post
I think the standard pressure bleeder method is likely doing the job. Guessing you're still getting piston pull back from the new caliper seals in the piston bore. I think you need to check and make sure that the pads are set tightly to the rotor initially. And that means really snug! That little bit of space takes a lot of pedal travel to accomplish initially. That's my experience.
Old 07-15-2024, 09:39 AM
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