Yamaha 2004 YP400, Service Manual, Page: 156 / 417

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CHAS
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
3. Measure:
• brake pad wear limit
a
Out of specification
→
Replace the brake
pads as a set.
Brake pad wear limit
0.8 mm (0.03 in)
4. Install:
• brake pad springs
1
• brake pads
2
• rear brake caliper
NOTE:
Always install new brake pads, and new brake
pad springs as a set.
2
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a. Connect a suitable hose
1
tightly to the
brake caliper bleed screw
2
. Put the other
end of this hose into an open container.
b. Loosen the brake caliper bleed screw, and
then turn the brake caliper piston
3
clock-
wise until section
a
of the brake caliper pis-
ton is level with the surface of the brake
caliper body.
NOTE:
Align the recesses
b
in the brake caliper pis-
ton with the brake caliper body as shown in the
illustration.
c. Tighten the brake caliper bleed screw.
T
R
.
.
Brake caliper bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m · kg, 4.3 ft · lb)
1
2
3
b
a
3