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Old 06-07-2013, 08:03 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses View Post
Yes, but when you're doing a pad change you want to crack the bleeder and push that old fluid out and replace it with fresh fluid, instead of pushing it back into the lines/reservoir and using it again.

I just use the old pad, placed on the piston, and pull it into the caliper from the other side, one hand on each "dog ear" of the pad.
What he said. The worst fluid in the system is the burned stuff in the caliper, why would you want to force that back into the lines?
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