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Rear brake piston won’t disengage after a pad change and bleed

I’ve spent a few days digging into this and I’m pretty stumped, figure someone here could help. I bought a 2009 CBR600 that I knew needed some love, so I’ve been diving into learning more of the maintenance stuff.

Last weekend I put all new pads on the bike and bled my brakes. The fronts went fine, work as normal. The rear brake pads are locked onto the rotor and the wheel won’t spin without them scraping. Thought I had air in them, so I bled them again. Again same problem. I made sure the piston was all the way back, but once I pump the rear brake pedal, it’s all the way out again and doesn’t come off the rotor. I’d like to fix it myself, if anyone knows how to help I’d appreciate it.

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u/BlueNinja20 — 13 days ago