FRONT BRAKE
4-24
Refer to “CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL” on page 3-22.
5. Check:
• Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling
→
Bleed the brake sys-
tem.
Refer to “BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM” on page 3-24.
EAS22300
REMOVING THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS
The following procedure applies to both of the
brake calipers.
NOTE:
Before removing the brake caliper, drain the
brake fluid from the entire brake system.
1. Remove:
• Front brake hose union bolt “1”
• Copper washers “2”
• Front brake hose “3”
NOTE:
Put the end of the brake hose into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
EAS22360
DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT BRAKE
CALIPERS
The following procedure applies to both of the
brake calipers.
1. Remove:
• Brake caliper pistons “1”
• Brake caliper piston seals “2”
WARNING
EW2C01005
Do not loosen the bolts “3”.
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a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose joint
opening “a” to force out the left side pistons
from the brake caliper.
WARNING
EWA13580
• Cover the brake caliper piston with a rag.
Be careful not to get injured when the pis-
ton is expelled from the brake master cylin-
der.
• Never try to pry out the brake caliper pis-
ton.
b. Remove the brake caliper piston seals.
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EAS22390
CHECKING THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS
1. Check:
• Brake caliper pistons “1”
Rust/scratches/wear
→
Replace the brake
caliper pistons.
a
3
2
1
Recommended brake component replace-
ment schedule
Brake pads
If necessary
Piston seals
Every two years
Brake hoses
Every four years
Brake fluid
Every two years and
whenever the brake
is disassembled
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Summary of Contents for 2006 YZFR6V
Page 1: ...2006 SERVICE MANUAL YZF R6 V 2C0 28197 E0 ...
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Page 30: ...SPECIAL TOOLS 1 21 ...
Page 59: ...LUBRICATION POINTS AND LUBRICANT TYPES 2 28 ...
Page 62: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 31 EAS20410 LUBRICATION DIAGRAMS 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 64: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 33 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 ...
Page 66: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 35 1 2 3 4 5 ...
Page 68: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 37 1 5 4 3 2 ...
Page 70: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 39 3 1 2 5 4 ...
Page 72: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 41 1 3 2 ...
Page 73: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 42 1 Oil pipe 2 Main axle 3 Drive axle ...
Page 74: ...COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS 2 43 EAS20420 COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 76: ...COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS 2 45 A A 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 13 8 9 15 14 9 10 11 12 ...
Page 86: ...CABLE ROUTING 2 55 A 3 1 2 3 C B ...
Page 88: ...CABLE ROUTING 2 57 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 3 A C E B D 2 3 7 8 9 12 ...
Page 92: ...CABLE ROUTING 2 61 ...
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Page 132: ...ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 37 ...
Page 207: ...CHAIN DRIVE 4 72 1 2 3 a a New ...
Page 208: ...CHAIN DRIVE 4 73 ...
Page 243: ...PICKUP ROTOR 5 32 ...
Page 302: ...WATER PUMP 6 11 ...
Page 316: ...AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM 7 13 EAS27040 AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM 2 1 2 4 3 4 3 6 4 5 A A ...
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Page 329: ...IGNITION SYSTEM 8 6 ...
Page 339: ...CHARGING SYSTEM 8 16 ...
Page 351: ...SIGNALING SYSTEM 8 28 ...
Page 355: ...COOLING SYSTEM 8 32 ...
Page 395: ...FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM 8 72 ...
Page 399: ...FUEL PUMP SYSTEM 8 76 ...
Page 408: ...IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM 8 85 a Light on b Light off ...
Page 409: ...IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM 8 86 ...
Page 412: ...ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 8 89 1 5 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 11 14 15 16 17 ...
Page 434: ...ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 8 111 ...
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