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@dustmybroom
Bleeding the brakes is so complicated for my simple brain and there are some tiny parts that need to be held on to very carefully!
First problem, the brake lever adjuster screw was stuck, got some pliers tried to turn it but it just broke something, but there is an hex bolt behind the lever which moved it luckily.
Bled the back brake because it was rubbing, reset the caliper and as soon as I squeezed the brake it's rubbing again.
Decided to take the caliper apart, manage to get the pistons out with a floor pump, some plastic pump adaptor and a football pump adaptor with some PTFE tape around it for the second piston. Cleaned out going to flip the seals 180 and put back together.
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