Old Feb 17, 2011 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Loren
The air outside the sealed brake system is at ~ 14 psi. The brake pressure inside the system under braking is about 10,000 psi. It's not unreasonable to see a slight leak of fluid, but no sucking of air in just the right circumstance.

Typically, the air in a caliper that's been bled properly comes from boiling the brake fluid and releasing trapped moisture, not from air being sucked in.
ah, okay that makes sense. wow, i had no idea the pressure in the system got that high!
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