Honda NC700 2012, Service Manual

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HYDRAULIC BRAKE
Place a shop towel over the pistons.
Position the caliper body with the pistons facing down
and apply small squirts of air pressure to the fluid inlet
to remove the pistons.
Clean the seal grooves with clean brake fluid.
Assembly is in the reverse order of disassembly.
• Apply locking agent to the caliper pin and bracket
pin threads.
• Replace the piston seals and dust seals with new
ones.
• Apply brake fluid to the caliper pistons and new
piston seals.
• Apply silicone grease to new dust seals.
• Install the pistons with the opening toward the pads.
• Apply Honda Bond A, Cemedine #540 or equivalent
to the brake pad retainer mating surface.
• Apply 0.4 g (0.01 oz) of silicone grease to the caliper
pin and bracket pin sliding surface.
INSPECTION
Check the caliper cylinders for scoring or other
damage.
Measure the each caliper cylinder I.D.
Check the caliper pistons for scratches, scoring or other
damage.
Measure the each caliper piston O.D.
REAR BRAKE CALIPER
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
Drain the brake fluid from the hydraulic system:
– NC700X/S (page 19-8)
– NC700XA/XD/SA/SD (page 19-11)
Remove the brake hose oil bolt [1], sealing washers [2]
and brake hose.
When removing the oil bolt, cover the end of brake hose
to prevent contamination.
Remove the brake pads (page 19-18).
Do not use high
pressure air or bring
the nozzle too close
to the inlet.
SERVICE LIMIT:
Cylinder A [1]: 22.712 mm (0.8941 in)
Cylinder B [2]: 27.060 mm (1.0654 in)
SERVICE LIMIT:
Piston A [3]: 22.56 mm (0.888 in)
Piston B [4]: 26.91 mm (1.059 in)
[2] [1] [2]
[4] [3]
[4]
[2] [1]