FRONT BRAKE
4-25
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3. Install:
• Brake pad pin
• Brake pad clips
• Front 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 3-23.
5. Check:
• Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake
system.
Refer to “BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM” on page 3-25.
EAS22300
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:
• Front brake hose union bolt “1”
• Copper washers “2”
• Front brake hose “3”
NOTE:
Put the end of the brake hose 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”
• Brake caliper piston dust seals “3”
WARNING
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Do not loosen the bolts “4”.
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a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose
joint opening “a” to force out the left side
pistons from the brake caliper.
WARNING
EWA13580
• Cover the brake caliper piston with a rag.
Be careful not to get injured when the pis-
ton is expelled from the brake master cyl-
inder.
• Never try to pry out the brake caliper pis-
ton.
Brake caliper bolt
35 Nm (3.5 m·kg, 26 ft·lb)
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