Removing The Rear Brake Caliper - Yamaha YFM70RY Service Manual

• Brake pad spring
TIP
Always install new brake pads, brake pad shims,
and a brake pad spring as a set.
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a. Connect a clear plastic hose "1" tightly to the
bleed screw "2". Put the other end of the hose
into an open container.
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b. Loosen the brake caliper bleed screw, and
then turn the brake caliper piston "3" clock-
wise until section "a" of the brake caliper pis-
ton is level with the surface of the brake
caliper body.
TIP
Align the recesses "b" in the brake caliper piston
with the brake caliper body as shown in the illus-
tration.
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a
b
c. Tighten the bleed screw.
Bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m·kg, 4.3 ft·lb)
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d. Install new brake pads, a new insulator, a
new pad shim, and a new brake pad spring.
TIP
Align the projection "c" on the piston side of the
brake pad with the lower recess in the brake cal-
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iper piston.
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4. Install:
• Brake pad retaining bolts
• Brake caliper assembly
5. Check:
• Brake fluid level
Below the minimum level mark → Add the
recommended brake fluid to the proper level.
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-21.
6. Check:
• Brake pedal operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake sys-
tem.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM" on page 3-24.
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REMOVING THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER

1. Remove:
• Union bolt
• Copper washers
• Brake hose
TIP
Put the end of the brake hose into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
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REAR BRAKE
c
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Brake pad retaining bolt
17 Nm (1.7 m·kg, 12 ft·lb)
Brake caliper bolt
34 Nm (3.4 m·kg, 24 ft·lb)
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