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CHASSIS
CHECKING AND REPLACING THE FRONT
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 pad pin plug "1".
b. Loosen the pad pin "2".
c. Remove the brake caliper "3" from the front
fork.
d. Remove the pad pin and brake pads "4".
e. Connect the transparent hose "5" to the
bleed screw "6" and place the suitable con-
tainer under its end.
f. Loosen the bleed screw and push the brake
caliper piston in.
Do not reuse the drained brake fluid.
g. Tighten the bleed screw.
h. Install the brake pads "7" and pad pin.
• Install the brake pads with their projections "a"
into the brake caliper recesses "b".
• Temporarily tighten the pad pin at this point.
Brake pad thickness:
4.4 mm (0.17 in)
<Limit>: 1.0 mm (0.04 in)
Bleed screw:
6 Nm (0.6 m•kg, 4.3 ft•lb)