CSC RX3 - Brakes System; Brake Pad Inspection and Replacement

CSCRX3ServiceManual
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Brakes
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Themainfunctionofthebrakesistosloworstopthemotorcycle.Thebrakesconsistofthefrontand
rearbrakesandtheircontrols.Bothfrontandrearbrakesarehydraulically‐actuatedsinglediskbrakes.
Thefrontbrakeisoperatedbytherighthandandtherearbrakeis
operatedbytherightfoot.
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ThissectionoftheRX3ServiceManualcoversthefollowingtopics:
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 Inspectingandreplacingthebrakepads.
 Replacingthebrakefluid.
 Bleedingthebrakes.
 Inspectingandreplacingthebrakedisks.
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InspectingandReplacingtheBrakePads
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Thefrontandreardiskbrakesutilizedualpistoncalipers.Youshouldreplacethebrakepadswhen
eitheronehaslessthan1.5mmofpadthicknessleft,orifthebrakepadsarewornsuchthatthegroove
inthepadisnolongervisible.CSCstocksthebrakepads(callusat9094450900).
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Toremovetherearbrakepads,loosentherearbrakecaliperAllenbolts asshowninthephotosbelow.
Removetheboltssecuringthecalipertotheswingarm.Onetherearcaliper
boltsareremoved,slidethe
caliperrearward,liftitoffofthediskrotor,andthenremovetheAllenboltsholdingthebrakepadsin
place.
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OncethecaliperAllenboltsareremoved,thepadswillslideout.Notethatthepadsarenotidentical;
theymustbeinstalledinthecorrectorientation.Thepadwiththelargearm(showninthephotoabove)
isoppositethepistons;thepadwithoutthelargearmissituated
againstthepistons.
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