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Old 05-03-2005, 07:40 PM   #9
Vtolds
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Originally posted by Grouch+May 2 2005, 06:32 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Grouch @ May 2 2005, 06:32 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>you shouldn't have to drain any brake fluid out. As pads wear the fluid level drops. When you push the pistons back in the fluid will return to it's original level.
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@May 3 2005, 02:59 PM
i just did mine last weekend. new pads and rotors, and ive done about 200 other brake jobs and i have never drained any fluid from the master cylinder.
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unless your fluid is already low. Both times I have changed brakes I have overflowed becuase they had been previously topped off. And yes the normal way to get rid of some fluid is to soak it up with a rag.
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