Yamaha PZ50RTZ Owner's Manual page 71

1. Place the snowmobile on a level surface
and apply the parking brake.
2. Remove the right side cover. (See page
48 for removal procedures.)
3. 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
2. Brake pad wear limit
Brake pad wear limit:
4.7 mm (0.19 in)
4. Install the right side cover.
Checking the parking brake pads
Check the parking brake pads for wear ac-
cording to the following procedure.
1. Remove the right side cover. (See page
48 for removal procedures.)
2. 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.
Periodic maintenance and adjustment
1. Parking brake pad wear limit
Parking brake pad wear limit:
1.2 mm (0.047 in)
3. Install the right side cover.
To adjust the parking brake
As the parking brake pads wear, adjustment
may be necessary to ensure proper brake
performance.
1. Remove the right side cover. (See page
48 for removal procedures.)
2. Loosen the parking brake pad adjusting
bolt locknut and the parking brake pad
adjusting bolt.
3. Loosen the parking brake cable locknut.
4. Turn the parking brake cable adjusting
bolt in or out to adjust the cable length.
1. Parking brake pad adjusting bolt locknut
2. Parking brake pad adjusting bolt
3. Parking brake cable locknut
4. Parking brake cable adjusting bolt
5. Parking brake cable length
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