Yamaha YZ450FA Automobile User Manual


 
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CHASSIS
i. Install the brake caliper "8" and tighten the
pad pin "9".
j. Install the pad pin plug "10".
3. Inspect:
•Brake fluid level
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" section.
4. Check:
• Brake lever operation
A softy or spongy feeling Bleed brake sys-
tem.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM" section.
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 5.
d. Remove the pad pin "6" and brake pads "7".
Bolt (brake caliper):
28 Nm (2.8 m•kg, 20 ft•lb)
Pad pin:
18 Nm (1.8 m•kg, 13 ft•lb)
Pad pin plug:
2 Nm (0.2 m•kg, 1.4 ft•lb)
Brake pad thickness:
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
<Limit>: 1.0 mm (0.04 in)