8-66 CHASSIS
• Install the spring to the caliper, bring its wider side of pawl A
facing top.
• Install the new brake pads.
• Install the brake caliper.
• Tighten each bolt to the specified torque.
Pad mounting pin 1: 15 N·m (1.5 kgf-m, 11.0 lb-ft)
Front brake caliper mounting bolt 2:
39 N·m (3.9 kgf-m, 28.0 lb-ft)
NOTE:
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After replacing the brake pads, pump the brake lever a few
times to check for proper brake operation and then check the
brake fluid level.
BRAKE FLUID REPLACEMENT
• Place the motorcycle on a level surface and keep the handle-
bars straight.
• Remove the brake fluid reservoir cap 1 and diaphragm.
• Drain the old brake fluid as much as possible.
• Fill the reservoir with new brake fluid.
• Connect a clear hose to the caliper air bleeder valve and
insert the other end of hose into a receptacle.
• Loosen the air bleeder valve and pump the brake lever until
old brake fluid flows out of the bleeder system.
• Close the caliper air bleeder valve and disconnect a clear
hose. Fill the reservoir with new fluid to the upper mark of the
reservoir.
Specification and classification: DOT 4
Bleed air from the brake system. (2-23)