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Pig indeed!
The company sent the wrong size for the DR350 back when I did them, but that bike actually have a dozen variations.
This time the in/out diameter is correct but the thickness/depth is many tenths of a mm too thick. Even with absolute soaking in Dot4 and wedging with the ball end of my smallest hex key, no dice.
I rebuilt with the three correct ones and one original, since the original seals were actually fine - only the pistons needed love.
One of those cheapo vacuum bleeder kits has been a gamechanger for brake bleeds. Might even put a one-way-valve on the line to go full shed-mechanic.
pdlouche
It can be such a pig of a job can't it. Fingers crossed when you have the correct seal it'll all be worth it. Look forward to the jubilant ride review when everything's plumbed in and the sun is shining. Can't recommend speed bleeders enough after using them for the first time recently.