Checking The Front Brake Pads; Checking The Rear Brake Pads - Yamaha FJR13AG Service Manual

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A. Front brake caliper
B. Front brake caliper (right) (unified brake
system)
C. Rear brake caliper
d. Place the other end of the hose into a con-
tainer.
e. Slowly apply the brake several times.
f. Fully squeeze the brake lever or fully depress
the brake pedal and hold it in position.
g. Loosen the bleed screw.
TIP
Loosening the bleed screw will release the pres-
sure and cause the brake lever to contact the
throttle grip or the brake pedal to fully extend.
h. Tighten the bleed screw, and then release
the brake lever or brake pedal.
i. Repeat steps (e) to (h) until all of the air bub-
bles have disappeared from the brake fluid in
the plastic hose.
j. Check the operation of the hydraulic unit.
Refer to "HYDRAULIC UNIT OPERATION
TESTS" on page 4-83.
ECA18060
NOTICE
Make sure that the main switch is turned to
"OFF" before checking the operation of the
hydraulic unit.
k. After operating the ABS, repeat steps (e) to
(i), and then fill the brake master cylinder res-
ervoir or brake fluid reservoir to the proper
level with the specified brake fluid.
l. Tighten the bleed screw to the specified
torque.
Brake caliper bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m·kgf, 4.3 ft·lbf)
m. Fill the brake master cylinder reservoir or
brake fluid reservoir to the proper level with
the specified brake fluid.
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-13.
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
EWA14020
WARNING
After bleeding the ABS, check the brake op-
eration.
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3. Install:
• Side cover (right)
Refer to "GENERAL CHASSIS (1)" on page
4-1.
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CHECKING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS

The following procedure applies to all of the
brake pads.
ECA23390
NOTICE
The amount of wear may differ for the brake
pads of the right front brake caliper between
the brake pads operated by the brake lever
and the brake pads operated by the brake
pedal. Each set of brake pads should be
checked individually and replaced if neces-
sary.
1. Operate the brake.
2. Check:
• Front brake pad
Wear indicator grooves "1" almost disap-
peared → Replace the brake pads as a set.
Refer to "FRONT BRAKE" on page 4-46.
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CHECKING THE REAR BRAKE PADS

The following procedure applies to all of the
brake pads.
1. Operate the brake.
2. Check:
• Rear brake pad
Wear indicators "1" almost touch the brake
disc → Replace the brake pads as a set.
Refer to "REAR BRAKE" on page 4-60.
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