SRAM Elixir 5 Service Manual page 11

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Use long snap ring pliers to push the piston/bladder/snap ring
assembly into the lever body, and secure the snap ring in the
groove of the lever body.
You can also use a long 10 mm socket against the snap ring
to push the assembly into the lever body.
if you push the snap ring past its groove, you can use the
2 mm hex in the vise to push on the assembly from inside the
fluid flow port, which will seat the snap ring into the groove.
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insert a pivot bushing into each side of the lever blade.
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Re-install the lever blade and reach adjust pushrod into the
lever body. align the ball shaped end of the pushrod with the
socket in the piston. Push the lever blade into the lever body
to insert the pushrod into the piston. You will hear a click
when the pushrod is seated.
You can use the 2 mm hex in the vise to support the
assembly from inside the fluid flow port as you push
the lever blade and pushrod into the piston.
elixir 5 brake lever overhaul
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