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e. Connect the transparent hose "5" to the bleed screw "6" and place
the suitable container under its
end.
f. Loosen the bleed screw and push the brake caliper piston in.
Do not reuse the drained brake flu-
id.
g. Tighten the bleed screw.
h. Install the brake pads "7" and pad pin.
• Install the brake pads with their pro-jections "a" into the brake caliper re-
cesses "b".
• Temporarily tighten the pad pin at this point.
i. Install the brake caliper "8" and tighten the pad pin "9". j. Install the pad pin plug "10".
3. Inspect:
• Brake fluid levelRefer to "CHECKING THE
BRAKE FLUID LEVEL" section.
4. Check: • Brake lever operationA softy or spongy feeling →Bleed
brake system.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HY-
DRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM" sec-
tion.
CHECKING AND REPLACING THE
REAR BRAKE PADS
1. Inspect: • Brake pad thickness "a"Out of specification →Replace as
a set.
2. Replace: •Brake pad
Brake pad replacement steps:
a. Remove the protector "1" and pad pin plug "2".
b. Loosen the pad pin "3". c. Remove the rear wheel "4" and
brake caliper "5".
Refer to "FRONT WHEEL AND
REAR WHEEL" section in the
CHAPTER 6.
d. Remove the pad pin "6" and brake pads "7".
e. Connect the transparent hose "8" to the bleed screw "9" and place
the suitable container under its
end.
f. Loosen the bleed screw and push the brake caliper piston in.
Do not reuse the drained brake flu-
id.
g. Tighten the bleed screw.
h. Install the brake pad "10" and pad pin "11".
• Install the brake pads with their pro-
jections "a" into the brake caliper re-
cesses "b".
• Temporarily tighten the pad pin at
this point.
Bleed screw: 6 Nm (0.6 m•kg, 4.3
ft•lb)
Bolt (brake caliper): 23 Nm (2.3 m•kg, 17
ft•lb)
Pad pin: 18 Nm (1.8 m•kg, 13
ft•lb)
Pad pin plug:3 Nm (0.3 m•kg, 2.2
ft•lb)
Brake pad thickness: 6.4 mm (0.25 in)
: 1.0 mm (0.04
in)
Bleed screw:6 Nm (0.6 m•kg, 4.3
ft•lb)
