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How do you get the piston back inside the boot on the caliper if it blows out?
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∙ 13y ago
Carefully take the boot out of the caliper with a small screwdriver being careful of the seal underneath. Then put the cylinder back in the boot and replace the whole thing back in the caliper.
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