FRONT BRAKE
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3. Lubricate:
• Brake pad bolts
CAUTION:
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• Do not allow grease to contact the brake
pads.
• Remove any excess grease.
4. Install:
• Brake pad bolts
• Brake caliper
5. Check:
• Brake fluid level
Below the minimum level mark “a” → Add the
recommended brake fluid to the proper level.
Refer to “CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL” on page 3-22.
6. Check:
• Brake lever and brake pedal operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake sys-
tem.
Refer to “BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)” on page 3-23.
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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:
• Brake hose holder “1”
• Brake hose union bolts “2”
• Copper washers
• Brake hose (hydraulic unit to front brake cali-
pers) “3”
• Brake hose (metering valve to right front
brake caliper) “4”
NOTE:
Put the end of the brake hoses 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”
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a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose joint
opening “a” to force out the pistons from the
brake caliper.
Recommended lubricant
Lithium-soap-based grease
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Brake pad bolt
17 Nm (1.7 m·kg, 12 ft·lb)
Brake caliper bolt
40 Nm (4.0 m·kg, 29 ft·lb)
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B. Unified brake system
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