Update Left Front Caliper

[RJack]

Thanks to Sandy & Old2soon for comments. Resolution was a colapsed piston in the right caliper.
All good now. I now own a Mityvac, and it does work like a charm, well worth the investment. Makes bleeding brakes, for those without friends, an easy thing. Because I was focused on the left caliper and bled the pooh out of the system I now have a front brake lever on Viagra. My next post will be for a dentist to fix my front teeth. Once i get over the trauma I will use the Mityvac to bleed the orange stuff out of the clutch line... And yes those of us here in the Toronto area could use some sunshine, any sharing would be appreciated.

[old2soon]

U R welcome. Glad i could be of some help to ya. I would ship you some of that sunshine-but we are gettin a lot of clouds and more rain. Guess that'll help our garden. RIDE SAFE.

[sandy]

That's what we're here for. To help each other. We're having a cool spell in PHX. It was only 79 Wed and today might have hit 90. BTW: I'll be up in Canuckland in a few weeks. I'm on my way to Nova Scotia for a lobster dinner. Haven't had one in years. I was raised in NY and would get them from the lobster guy when he came in from checking his traps. OH wait; I'm off subject; got carried away. You're welcome.

[valkyriemc]

My un airconditioned garage is typically 95-100 when I come home from work in the afternoons. Doesn't lend to wanting to work on da bikes. You can have some of this north Florida heat...

[Patrick]

What is a 'collapsed' piston ??

[RJack]

One of the two pistons, the rear one, failed to pop out after I had pushed them back to accept the new pads. I had actually pushed it back farther into the caliper than I really needed to. And I should have cleaned the gunge off of it first anyways. Pushing them too deep also allows the pressure pad to float out of position. The caliper visibly hopped in and out on the slides when lever pressure was applied, this should be a signal that all is not right. Being of limited vision I didn't clue in right away.
And hey this talk about 79 to 1oo degrees is killing me, I rode in to work (about 30 minutes) at about 38 degrees in a fog that left me soaked, and that was only a couple weeks ago. Right now I read about 62, and i am wearing a tee shirt. Nova Scotia is a beautiful spot, but with our flooding this year bring hip waders and put inflatable pontoons on the Valk, and maybe a "return to address if found" label Ron

[Patrick]

Ah, I see.. Guess it was just a matter of terminology..