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I've been having a few problems with my back brake, when I pull really hard on the lever one of the pistons pushes itself through the clamps. It's a 2011 HS11, Echo TR clamps with a Trialtech 2 bolt booster and I'm pretty sure the clamps are done up so they're touching so won't go any tighter. Has anyone else had this problem with the same setup? Is it worth shaving a few mil off the end of the bolts holding the booster in case they're a bit too long and bottoming out on the frame?

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I've been having a few problems with my back brake, when I pull really hard on the lever one of the pistons pushes itself through the clamps. It's a 2011 HS11, Echo TR clamps with a Trialtech 2 bolt booster and I'm pretty sure the clamps are done up so they're touching so won't go any tighter. Has anyone else had this problem with the same setup? Is it worth shaving a few mil off the end of the bolts holding the booster in case they're a bit too long and bottoming out on the frame?

Yes and yes

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I've been having a few problems with my back brake, when I pull really hard on the lever one of the pistons pushes itself through the clamps. It's a 2011 HS11, Echo TR clamps with a Trialtech 2 bolt booster and I'm pretty sure the clamps are done up so they're touching so won't go any tighter. Has anyone else had this problem with the same setup? Is it worth shaving a few mil off the end of the bolts holding the booster in case they're a bit too long and bottoming out on the frame?

If the bolts are bottoming out, the clamps won't meet.

If they meet, then it's just a dud fit so then use your tape.

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I had the exact same problem. 2011 HS33, standard magura clamps. I'd set it up perfect, tighten the clamps tight ( too tight as i stripped a thread today ) and by the end of a ride the pistons will have pushed right out and the lever would come into the bars. What I did was file the bottom of the clamps down so that they meet flat ( filed away the little bits on the end ) and now its perfect.

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