Checking The Brake Pad Wear - APRILIA ETV MILLE CAPONORD ABS - 2003 Manual

CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR

Carefully read p. 51 (BRAKES), p. 52
(DISC BRAKES) and p. 87 (MAINTE-
NANCE).
NOTE
Your vehicle is equipped with disc
brakes and two separate brake systems.
The front brake system is equipped with
two discs, one on the right and one on the
left side of the front wheel.
The rear brake system is equipped with a
single disc on the right side of the wheel.
The following information may refer to a
single braking system, but is applicable to
both braking systems.
CAUTION
Perform these maintenance operations
at one-half of the specified intervals, if
your vehicle is often used in rainy or
very dusty conditions, on unpaved
roads, or in any kind of competition.
Check the brake pad wear after the first
600 mi (1,000 km), before every trip and
thereafter every 1,250 mi (2,000 km).
The amount of wear that the brake pads
experience depends on how the vehicle is
used, how aggressively it is driven, and
the condition of the roads upon which it is
operated. Wear will be faster than normal
when the vehicle is driven aggressively, or
on dusty or wet roads.
WARNING
Check the wear of the brake pads be-
fore every trip.
CHECKING WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS
◆
Place the vehicle on the stand, see p. 85
(PLACING THE VEHICLE ON THE
STAND).
NOTE
The front brake calipers (left and
right) are equipped with two pads for each
caliper.
The rear brake caliper is equipped with two
pads.
◆
Perform a visual check of the friction ma-
terial thickness. Use a flashlight. See the
arrows (1) and (2) above.
If the friction material on one pad, front
(3) or rear (4), is worn to 0.06 in (1.5
mm) or less:
√ for the front brake calipers (left and
right), have all the pads of both front
brake calipers replaced by your Local
aprilia Dealer.
√ for the rear brake caliper, have both
pads of the rear brake caliper replaced
by your Local aprilia Dealer.
WARNING
Excessive wear of the friction material
on the brake pads will cause contact of
the metal pad support with the disc.
This will make a characteristic metallic
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