Ahhh.. Mr. Heath. I have read many of your posts regarding the ABS system (or was it one long string?). In any event Im glad you chimed in. I will look at fuses today and see if any are popped. I will also bleed out some brake fluid and make sure the level is proper.
Maybe a stupid question but Ill ask... the bike is a 1994 with ABS/TCS. Front brake reservoir was fine and the front brake works well. My original problem was that the foot pedal went to the floor. The system is not linked. Can I assume that the front calipers are fine and in the bleeding process all I needed to do is bleed the rear caliper? I did just that and didnt crack open the front. Figured "if it aint broke"
are you saying that you physically pushed the pistons back by hand? that maybe they had extended too far? And if so, how do you "push them back"? pushing back a piston can be done without dismantling anything?
Thanks!
Without linked brakes you don't have to mess with the front. They are completely isolated. That said here are a couple reasons to mess with the front.
1. Brake fluid goes bad when exposed to humidity. So if that brake fluid is 2 years or more old you should change it. I think you said this is a new bike. This way you know where you are at with the fluid and how old it is. If you buy fluid and have some left over, I wouldn't use it next year to do the fronts. Again once exposed to humidity it starts to soak it up.
2. You already have all the stuff to do the brakes out and it is handy.
As far as pushing the pistons back. You might be able to do so without taking anything apart by putting a C-Clamp around the caliper. However, I would pull the caliper. I always take a small brush dipped in brake fluid to clean the pistons before pushing them back. It helps lube them as well as clean any debris that may be in there which can damage the seals when the pistons are pushed back.