CHAS
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
8-17
2. Install:
•
brake pads
•
brake pad spring
a. Connect a suitable hose
tightly to the
brake caliper bleed screw
. Put the other
end of this hose into an open container.
b. Loosen the brake caliper bleed screw and,
using a finger, push the caliper piston into
the brake caliper.
5. Check:
•
brake lever or brake pedal operation
Soft or spongy feeling
→
Bleed the brake
system.
Refer to “BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM” in chapter 3.
c. Tighten the brake caliper bleed screw.
d. Install a new brake pad spring and new
brake pads.
3. Install:
•
brake caliper
•
brake caliper mounting bolts
4. Check:
•
brake fluid level
Refer to “CHECKING THE REAR BRAKE
FLUID LEVEL” in chapter 3.
Brake caliper mounting bolt
28 Nm (2.8 m•kg, 20.3 ft•lb)
T
R
.
.
7 Nm (
0
.7 m
•
kg
,
5.1
f
t
•
Ib
)
REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE PADS
It is not necessary to disassemble the brake
caliper and brake hose to replace the brake
pads.
1. Remove:
•
brake pads
wear limit
TIP
TIP
TIP
Brake pad wear limit
1.
0
mm (
0
.
0
4 in
)
a
Replace the brake pads as a set if either is
found to be worn to the wear limit.
Always install new brake pads and brake pad
spring as a set.