Disassembling The Front Brake Calipers

FRONT BRAKE

3. Lubricate:                                             EAS22300

                                                          REMOVING THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS
 • Brake pad bolts
                                                          The following procedure applies to both of the
                Recommended lubricant                     brake calipers.
                 Lithium-soap-based grease            NOTE:
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                                                          Before removing the brake caliper, drain the
CAUTION:                                                  brake fluid from the entire brake system.
• Do not allow grease to contact the brake                1. Remove:
  pads.                                                    • Brake hose holder “1”
• Remove any excess grease.                                • Brake hose union bolts “2”
                                                           • Copper washers
4. Install:
                                                           • Brake hose (hydraulic unit to front brake cali-
 • Brake pad bolts
                                                             pers) “3”
 • Brake caliper
                                                           • Brake hose (metering valve to right front
                Brake pad bolt                               brake caliper) “4”
       T.
           R.
                 17 Nm (1.7 m·kg, 12 ft·lb)           NOTE:
                Brake caliper bolt                        Put the end of the brake hoses into a container
                 40 Nm (4.0 m·kg, 29 ft·lb)               and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
5. Check:
 • Brake fluid level
   Below the minimum level mark “a” → Add the
                                                                           1           4
   recommended brake fluid to the proper level.
   Refer to “CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID                                     3
   LEVEL” on page 3-29.                                                  2                 2

                                                          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”
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                                                                                                   2 New
                                                                 2 New
  A. Front brake                                                         1
  B. Unified brake system                                                          1
                                                                                  New 2
6. Check:                                                 ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼
 • Brake lever and brake pedal operation                  a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose joint
   Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake sys-             opening “a” to force out the pistons from the
   tem.                                                      brake caliper.
   Refer to “BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
   BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)” on page 3-31.

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