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I've heard that the seals wear out and so you have to chuck them.
How long does this take?
I'm a fit, forget then replace kind of guy. Not a deal breaker for me.
Just curious.
Alex
That's news to me, haven't replaced brakes ever,
I ran some XT brakes for about 3 years, 2009-2012, and bled them once.
Indeed, had my slx for a while and much lower fuss than Hayes - good up until you want to change pads - then a ball ache.
Going to buy a new one for the back, just curious because I've seen rumours.
Shimano are a funny bunch. The cranks and derailleurs are excellent, especially for the price, hubs are terrible. Brakes seem to be a bit marmite - I really like mine, mind.
I had an old but never used set of xt765 calippers and managed to get a good deal on some xt775 levers. built them up and the seals on the calipers leaked. took a gamble and got another cheap set of the same calipers and they have been spot on with no problems for the last year.