Checking The Brake Pads; Checking The Parking Brake Pads - Yamaha RS90NW Owner's Manual

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Checking the brake pads

Check the brake pads for wear.
If the brake pads reach the wear limit, ask a Yamaha
dealer to replace them.
1 Brake pad wear indicator
È RS90N/RS90R/RS90NR/RS90MS/RS90GT/RSG90/
RSG90GT
É RS90M
Wear limit a: 1.5 mm (0.06 in)
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Checking the parking brake pads

Check the parking brake pads for wear by measuring the
thickness of the pads. If the parking brake pads reach
the wear limit, ask a Yamaha dealer to replace them.
Wear limit a: 1.2 mm (0.05 in)
Adjustment
As the parking brake pads wear, adjustment may be nec-
essary to ensure proper brake performance.
WARNING
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Be sure to have a Yamaha dealer make this adjust-
ment.
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1. Loosen the locknut 1 and the adjusting bolt 2.
2. Loosen the cable locknut 3.
3. Turn the cable adjuster 4 in or out to adjust the cable
length.
Cable length a: 43.5–46.5 mm (1.713–1.831 in)
4. Tighten the cable locknut.
5. Turn the adjusting bolt in or out to adjust the clear-
ance between the parking brake pads 5 and the
brake disc 6.
Clearance b + c: 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in)
6. Tighten the locknut.
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