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Power Assist Devices
Repair, cleaning and maintenance
16.6 Disc brake
16.6.1 Mounting
Leave the installation of the disc brake
components.to.qualified.personnel.with.the.
appropriate knowledge and tools. Improper
installation poses a major safety risk and can lead
to accidents with serious personal injury.
16.6.2 Running in
In order to achieve the maximum possible braking
force of the disc brakes, you must run them in. To
do this, perform about 30-40 braking operations.
During the running-in period, the disc brakes may
cause noises.
16.6.3 Maintenance
Clean the brake disc and brake pads occasionally.
WARNING
Do not use disc brake cleaner. Only clean the disc
brakes with spirit.
16.6.4 Replacing the brake pads
Due to wear, contamination and damage, the brake
pads must be replaced occasionally. Replace them
using the following instructions.
• Remove the wheel.
• Use a 2 mm Allen key to loosen the grub screw
Fig. 47:
Loosening the 2 mm grub screw
• Using a 5 mm Allen key, turn the inner brake
shoe adjuster counterclockwise until one of the
engagement threads is visible (
).
