I'd like to ask a couple questions...
Are the Brake pads that you replaced OEM or Aftermarket?
Did you Bleed the system in the correct order? TL, TR, PCV, Center, LR, LL, OR, (and did you tilt the left caliper during the bleed?)
Were the pads the correct part number for you bike? Did you trust the parts counter guy or the person who packed and shipped them?
Do the rear pads have the white spacer behind the metal plate?
Try this; Lower the mufflers out of the way again, remove the 14mm head caliper stop bolt, pull the axle part way out to clear the caliper, then lift the caliper up and verify that the end of the pad is indeed in the space it is supposed to be. Pull the pin and drop the pads, If they are OEM pads, align the metal plate with the hole the pin goes through, sometimes these can be offset and scrape. Pull the alloy braket off the caliper and clean the (2) pins that slide into the rubber grommets, place silicone grease on them and make sure they are moving freely. If this area gets dry or dirty, it can cause the caliper to bind, etc.
If you bled it manually and did it slowly (a couple seconds between strokes ) and did it until you got no air bubbles, or no sqeaking, creaking, barking, or chirping noises out of the rear pedal,
I'm gonna have to go back and re-read all the posts to get a better understanding of what you've done so far. Have you had the pistons & or seals out of the calipers? Or did you just clean them with brake fluid and a tooth brush? If you just cleaned them, did you operate the brake a small bit, to extend them to expose the dirt ring that rides up next to the seal? You may have dirt behind the seals from pushing the pistons into the calipers without proper cleaning.
Also, You Have NOT used arisol brake cleaner on the pistons did you? This will cause damage to the rubber seals and cause them to swell.
Just trying to think outside the box for you.
The last thing I'd try is to clamp the levers in the open position over night, then walk away for a while and check it in the morning.
Hope something in here may help.
Let us know how the progress goes.
We're here for ya friend.
Igofar
Are the Brake pads that you replaced OEM or Aftermarket?
Did you Bleed the system in the correct order? TL, TR, PCV, Center, LR, LL, OR, (and did you tilt the left caliper during the bleed?)
Were the pads the correct part number for you bike? Did you trust the parts counter guy or the person who packed and shipped them?
Do the rear pads have the white spacer behind the metal plate?
Try this; Lower the mufflers out of the way again, remove the 14mm head caliper stop bolt, pull the axle part way out to clear the caliper, then lift the caliper up and verify that the end of the pad is indeed in the space it is supposed to be. Pull the pin and drop the pads, If they are OEM pads, align the metal plate with the hole the pin goes through, sometimes these can be offset and scrape. Pull the alloy braket off the caliper and clean the (2) pins that slide into the rubber grommets, place silicone grease on them and make sure they are moving freely. If this area gets dry or dirty, it can cause the caliper to bind, etc.
If you bled it manually and did it slowly (a couple seconds between strokes ) and did it until you got no air bubbles, or no sqeaking, creaking, barking, or chirping noises out of the rear pedal,
I'm gonna have to go back and re-read all the posts to get a better understanding of what you've done so far. Have you had the pistons & or seals out of the calipers? Or did you just clean them with brake fluid and a tooth brush? If you just cleaned them, did you operate the brake a small bit, to extend them to expose the dirt ring that rides up next to the seal? You may have dirt behind the seals from pushing the pistons into the calipers without proper cleaning.
Also, You Have NOT used arisol brake cleaner on the pistons did you? This will cause damage to the rubber seals and cause them to swell.
Just trying to think outside the box for you.
The last thing I'd try is to clamp the levers in the open position over night, then walk away for a while and check it in the morning.
Hope something in here may help.
Let us know how the progress goes.
We're here for ya friend.
Igofar
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