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Old 04-01-2016, 08:05 AM   #8
j rick kirby
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Re: Brakes not completely releasing

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Originally Posted by Derk View Post
I used an old pad and c clamp to compress the caliper.

But the one caliper obviously wouldn't retract as much as the other, I even bent my cheap c clamp trying. The replacement seemed to compress all the way.
If the pistons compressed all the way and the pads are installed correctly then I can't imagine why there is a problem unless for some reason the pads were incorrectly made too thick.
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