Brake Pad Wear; Brake System; Lever Position Inspection - Honda CRF450X 2005 Service Manual

MAINTENANCE
REAR:
Remove the bolts, cover, plate and diaphragm .
Fill the reservoir with DOT 4 brake fluid to the upper
level line.
Do not bend the
Install the diaphragm, plate and cover.
diaphragm during
Tighten the bolts t o the specified torque.
installation.
TORQUE: 1.0 N'm (0.1 kgf·m , O.7Ibf.ft)
Check the entire syst em for leaks.
BRAKE PAD WEAR
Check the brake pads fo r wear.
Replace the brake pads
if
either pad is worn to the
bottom of the wear limit groove.
SERVICE LIMIT: 1.0 mm (0.04 in)
For brake pad replacement (page 16-10)'
BRAKE SYSTEM
LEVER POSITION INSPECTION
The brake lever position can be adjusted by 1 005en-
ing the lock nut and turning the adjuster.
Turning the adjuster clockwise moves the brake
lever farther
away from
the
grip; turning
the
adjuster counterclockwise moves the brake lever
closer to the grip.
Apply grease to the
After adjustment, hold the adjuster and tighten the
contact faces of the
lock nut to the specified torque.
adjuster and piston.
TORQUE: 5.9 N'm 1 0 .6 kgf·m , 4.4 Ibf.ft)
If the brake lever f reeplay exceeds 20 mm (0.8 in),
there is ai r in the system that must be bled .
For brake system bleeding (page 16-7).
4-30
Front ('05 - '07 shown):
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LIMIT GROOVE
1.0 mm
(0.04 in
1.0mm
(0,04 in)
LIMIT GROOVE
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