Installing The Rear Brake Caliper - Yamaha VMAX 2009 Service Manual

• Never use solvents on internal brake com-
ponents as they will cause the brake caliper
piston dust seal and brake caliper piston
seal to swell and distort.
• Whenever a brake caliper is disassembled,
replace the brake caliper piston dust seal
and brake caliper piston seal.
Recommended fluid
DOT 4
EAS22670

INSTALLING THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER

1. Install:
• Rear brake caliper bracket
• Rear wheel axle
TIP
• Do not install the brake pad supports, brake
pads, brake pad insulator, brake pad shims,
and brake caliper.
• Align the slot "a" of the rear wheel sensor hous-
ing "1" with the projection "b" of the rear brake
caliper bracket "2", and then assemble them.
• Fit the brake torque stop pin "3" on the swing-
arm into the slot "c" on the rear brake caliper
bracket.
• After assembling the rear wheel sensor hous-
ing and the rear brake caliper bracket, make
sure that the projection "d" on the housing is
aligned with the projection "e" on the bracket.
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NOTICE
Make sure there are no foreign materials in
the wheel hub. Foreign materials cause dam-
age to the inner sensor rotor and wheel sen-
sor.
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a
2. Tighten:
• Rear wheel axle "1"
• Rear wheel axle pinch bolts
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a. Tighten the rear wheel axle "1" with the
damper rod holder (24 mm) "2".
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b
b. In the order pinch bolt "3" → pinch bolt "4" →
pinch bolt "3", tighten each bolt to 16 Nm (1.6
m·kgf, 11 ft·lbf) without performing temporary
tightening.
4-50
REAR BRAKE
3
d
Rear wheel axle
98 Nm (9.8 m·kgf, 71 ft·lbf)
Rear wheel axle pinch bolt
16 Nm (1.6 m·kgf, 11 ft·lbf)
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Damper rod holder (24 mm)
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YM-01328
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c
e
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