Yamaha 5KM2-AE1, Service Manual

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CHAS
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
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Installation steps:
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Connect a suitable hose
1
tightly to the
brake caliper bleed screw
2
. Put the other
end of this hose into an open container.
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Loosen the brake caliper bleed screw and,
using a finger, push the caliper piston into
the brake caliper.
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Tighten the brake caliper bleed screw.
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Install new brake pads, new pad shims
3
and a new brake pad spring.
●
Install the retaining bolts and brake caliper.
NOTE:
The arrow mark
a
on the pad shim must point
in the direction of the disc rotation.
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T
R
.
.
Brake caliper bleed screw:
6 Nm (0.6 m • kg, 4.3 ft • lb)
T
R
.
.
Brake pad holding bolt:
18 Nm (1.8 m • kg, 13 ft • lb)
Brake caliper mounting bolt:
30 Nm (3.0 m • kg, 22 ft • lb)
3.Check:
●
Brake fluid level
Refer to “CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL” in CHAPTER 3.
4.Check:
●
Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling
→
Bleed the front
brake system.
Refer to “BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM” in CHAPTER 3.