Checking The Front And Rear Brake Pads; Checking The Brake Fluid Level - Yamaha VMAX VMX17 Owner's Manual

Periodic maintenance and adjustment
Checking the front and rear
brake pads
The front and rear brake pads must be
checked for wear at the intervals spec-
ified in the periodic maintenance and
lubrication chart.
Front brake pads
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1. Brake pad wear indicator groove
The front brake calipers are equipped
with two sets of brake pads.
Each front brake pad is provided with
one or two wear indicator grooves,
which allow you to check the brake
pad wear without having to disassem-
ble the brake. To check the brake pad
wear, check the
grooves. If a brake pad has worn to the
point that a wear indicator groove al-
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most appears, have a Yamaha dealer
replace the brake pads as a set.
Rear brake pads
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1. Brake pad wear indicator groove
Each rear brake pad is provided with a
wear indicator groove, which allows
you to check the brake pad wear with-
out having to disassemble the brake.
To check the brake pad wear, check
the wear indicator groove. If a brake
pad has worn to the point that the wear
indicator groove has almost disap-
peared, have a Yamaha dealer replace
the brake pads as a set.
wear indicator

Checking the brake fluid level

Before riding, check that the brake fluid
is above the minimum level mark.
Check the brake fluid level with the top
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of the reservoir level. Replenish the
brake fluid if necessary.
Front brake
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1. Minimum level mark
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