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Old 06-10-22, 10:04 PM
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GMoser85
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Hydraulic brakes

I recently purchased my first MTB. It's a 2012 Salsa Horsethief. The bike was cheap, rear brakes were very soft on the test ride, I figured bleed, at most caliper kit should work, cheap fix. I got a caliper kit and did the full rebuild on the rear, I bleed the system twice as the fluid was a bit off colored. The 2nd time through, I cannot get the calipers back in and my handle is very soft for the rear brakes. I have elixir (avid) 5 hydraulic disc. I can hear a burping sound when trying to pressurize the system on the handle. Will I need to do a rebuild on the handle as well? Did I find the new weak spot? or am I missing something? TIA
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