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Thanks all for the tip. I ended up just replacing the good piston seals and piston, hooked it back up to the brake line and put a block between the good piston and pumped the handle till the old one came out. It was pretty scratched up from my prior attempts with the pliers so I bought a replacement piston. Here it is just after removing the caliper Then finally out! You can see the gnarled piston in the background Left caliper before: Left caliper after: Funny, the left one went so quickly and I didn't really have to reference the guide or the manual. Just did it [emoji106]. Bleeding the brakes didn't work so well the first time, so I did it again, and things were cool. Thanks for all the tips and this guide, John. I can now say I've done brake work! Very satisfying to do it myself. Saved [emoji385][emoji385][emoji385][emoji385] too! Here's the ride before I took it out with new brakes: Again, thanks all!!

Wonderful guide! I referred to it multiple times yesterday while dealing with a seized piston. First time doing brake work (ever) and I was a bit anxious about it. Question - what is red rubber grease? Never heard of it. Also, I have one piston of one caliper out but am having a tough time with the other. Any tips? I thought of using air but with the other piston out, it would just escape that way. Can I go ahead and replace seals in the first one and then reassemble and use the brake lever and fluid to force the stuck one out? I know that's a lot of work but I don't want to take it to anyone. $99/hr [emoji52]