Mike05 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Changed tires on a 2013 R1200RT today. Took the bike around the block & "Brake Failure" flashing light came on & is staying on. Rechecked everything; can't find an obvious cause. Does the 2013/Camheads call for an automatic fault code reset? Any suggestions welcome! Link to comment
dirtrider Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Afternoon Mike Check the wheel speed sensor wires for rotor contact & check the ft brake rotors for bent teeth on the tone ring. Especially look for the front speed sensor wires rubbing on the L/H brake rotor. If problem right after a tire change then usually a stretched speed sensor wire, or bent tone ring tooth. Or a damaged front speed sensor if the wheel tone ring or brake rotor slammed into it upon front wheel removal. Link to comment
Kritou Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I do hope it is something as simple as DR suggests In my case I was a bit too enthusiastic in opening up the the pads when refitting the front caliper and have apparently damaged the ABS modulator with fluid backpressure. A piece of black tape now conceals the brake failure warning text while I save up the pennies to have the pump reconditioned (brakes work just fine otherwise) Link to comment
Mike05 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 Dirtrider nailed it, as usual. Speed sensor "pinched" between fork & brake housing, removed/reinstalled & all is right with the world. Interestingly enough the sensor wire was "clipped" inside the fork. I looked at an older 2005 RT & the wire was run outside the fork & zip-tied to keep it from flapping around. So that's what I did here & everything now works properly. Thanks as always, Mike Link to comment
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