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Old 10-30-2015, 02:58 AM   #7
Timco
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Originally Posted by lkchris View Post
It could be surprising that the only thing that retracts the pistons that press brake pads to rotors is the flex in the rubber seals through which the pistons move. That rubber can lose flexibility without necessarily leaking brake fluid. In the best of circumstances, the clearance created by piston retraction is really small.
Thanks!!

I'll order a set. When a put a screw driver through one when painting them, the old one was very old & thin compared to the new one. I think they called them dust covers.
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