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    I'm going to remove & refurbish my brake pistons (clean 'em up & replace seals etc) this week-end. I can't find in the manual how much fluid I'm going to need. Can abyone tell me?

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    Re: brake fluid

    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Ey oop,

    I'm going to remove & refurbish my brake pistons (clean 'em up & replace seals etc) this week-end. I can't find in the manual how much fluid I'm going to need. Can abyone tell me?

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    Not a lot. Whenever I drain my brake fluid completely out there hardly seems to be any at all.

    If you clamp the hoses just above each caliper before removing (after pumping all the pistons as far as you can without them coming right out)them then it means you can just pump fresh fluid right through after reinstalling them, much quicker job then.
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