Yamaha Vmax VMX17C 2009 - Removing the Front Brake Calipers; Disassembling the Front Brake Calipers

FRONT BRAKE
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3. Install:
• Brake caliper
4. 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.
5. Check:
• Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake sys-
tem.
Refer to “BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)” on page 3-24.
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REMOVING THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS
The following procedure applies to both of the
brake calipers.
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Before removing the brake caliper, drain the
brake fluid from the entire brake system.
1. Remove:
• Front wheel sensor lead holder
• Brake hose union bolt
• Brake hose gaskets
• Brake hose (left front brake caliper to right
front brake caliper)
• Brake hose (hydraulic unit to left front brake
caliper)
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IP
Put the end of the brake hoses into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
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DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT BRAKE
CALIPERS
The following procedure applies to both of the
brake calipers.
1. Remove:
• Brake caliper pistons “1”
• Brake caliper piston dust seals “2”
• Brake caliper piston seals “3”
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a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose joint
opening “a” to force out the piston from the
brake caliper.
WARNING
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• Cover the brake caliper pistons with a rag.
Be careful not to get injured when the pis-
tons are expelled from the brake caliper.
• Never try to pry out the brake caliper pis-
tons.
b. Remove the brake caliper piston dust seals
and brake caliper piston seals.
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Front brake caliper bolt
35 Nm (3.5 m·kgf, 25 ft·lbf)
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