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[Closed] bleeding my £15 chainreaction deore brakes

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Just bled them, but used an old yellow plastic caliper spacing block.

The piston have come out a little way and will not push back as i guess the system is full of fluid and the bleck was too narrow?

Any tips. I suppose I can put the pads back in and use the thin spacing block with the pads in, once ive let a bit of fluid out.

Any ideas?

So in short how without the deaore ( only an xt) caliper spacer to I get the correct piston position when bleeding them?


 
Posted : 11/05/2013 8:07 pm
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Are they too closed up to work (i.e. fit a rotor)? Were the pistons flush when they were new?

If they work I'd leave them, otherwise you could put the pads in and lever them out slightly with a plastic tyre lever while letting a smidge of fluid out of the bleed nipple.


 
Posted : 11/05/2013 8:22 pm
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thanks - just tried putting pads in the using spacer. Ages since I've bled shimano. With magura i take the pads out and use a spacer.

Now seem to be rubbing the rotor a little. Back is fine and came oem with pistons flush i think giving more pad clearance.


 
Posted : 11/05/2013 8:53 pm

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