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IlRAKES
391
9.
Install the brake pads as de
scr
ibed in
this
cha
p-
ter.
10.
Insta
ll
the
brak
e
ca
liper assembl y as descr ibed
in
this
chapter.
II
. Bleed the bra
ke
as
described
und
er Bleeding
the
System
in
this
chapter.
O
UT PU T
S
HA FT
IlRAK E PAl}
({EP LAC EM E NT
(1996-1997
MOI}
ELS)
a.
A
pply
a
thin
coat of
high-tem pe rature brake
g
rease,
or
equi
valent,
to
the
caliper mo
un
ting
bracket shafts (Figure 26)
®
Th
ere is
no
reco
mm
ended
interval
for
chang ing
the brake
pads.
Pad
wea
r
depends
greatly
o
n rid ing
co nd itions. M
ea su re
the
thickness
of
eac
h
brak
e pad
with
a
vern
ier
caliper or
ru
ler and co mpare
to the
di-
men sio ns listed
in
Tab
le
I.
A
lways
replace
both
pads
in the
ca
liper
a
t the
same
time
.
Do
not
discon -
nect
the hydrauli c bra
ke ho
se
fro
m
the brake
caliper
for
brak
e
pad
replacement, disconnect
the
hose
o
nly
if
the
ca liper
assembl
y is
go
ing
to be
remo
ved .
Re fer to
Figure 28.
I.
Rem ove the
scat
as descr ibed
in
Ch
apter
Fillee
n.
2. Rem ove the front
and
rear
ren ders
as
descri
bed
in
C
hapter
Fiftee
n.
3.
If
not
rem o
ved
du
ring rea r
fender re
moval. re-
mo
ve the rig
ht-side
foot we
ll.
4. Discon nect
the
foot brak
e
lever linkage
rod fro m
the
caliper.
5. Remove the
t
\'I-'O
bolt s. lock
wash
ers
and
wa
shers
sec
uri ng
the
brake
ca
lipe r
to the tran smi ssion
and
mo
ve
the ca
lip
er
off
of
the
brake
disc .
6.
Wh
en
reposition ing the
bra
ke
pads
in
the
ca liper,
the master cy
linde r br
ake fluid
level
will
rise
as
the
ca
liper piston
is
re
po sitio
ned.
Perf orm
the
follow-
mg:
,..---
:'
1 .
C
lean
the
top of the ma ster
cylinde
r
or
all
de-
bri
s.
...._-
b.
Place a
plasti
c drop
clo
th
ove
r
the fr ont
fender
an
d
fuel
tank
.
c
.
Remove the lo p
cover,
SCI'C\VS,
cov er
(
Fig ure
29)
and
dia
phrag
m
fro
m
the master
cy
linder.
b.
Slide the moun
ting brac ket
(Fig ure
27) into
the
cal
ipe
r.
Slide
the
brac
ket back
and
fo rth,
wi
tho ut
remov
ing it,
to d
istribute
the
grease
and
to check the
sha fts
for
bind
ing.
Th
e
bra
cket
mu
st
move
smoothly
;
if an
y
bind
ing
is note
d,
remo
ve the
bra
cket
and
inspec
t
the
shafts for da
ma
ge .
Wip
e olTany
exc
ess grease
from the
outside
of
the
caliper
o
r
bracket.
WARNIN
G
Bra
ke
fluid
is poiso no us : do
not
si-
phon U
hy
11I0111h.
7. Push
on the
backside
of
the outhoard
brake pad
and pu
sh the
brake
pad
s
in
to ward the pisto
n.
Push
the
pisto
n
back
into
the caliper cy
linde r. Con
stantl
y
check
the
reservo ir and remo
ve fluid,
if
necessary,
prior
to
it
o
verfl owin
g.
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