Replacing The Rear Brake Pads - Yamaha 2004 YXR660 Service Manual

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
2. Install:
• brake pads
• brake pad spring
NOTE:
Always install new brake pads and brake pad
2
spring as a set.
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a. Connect a suitable hose 1 tightly to the
brake caliper bleed screw 2. Put the other
end of this hose into an open container.
b. Loosen the brake caliper bleed screw and,
using a finger, push the caliper piston into
the brake caliper.
c. Tighten the brake caliper bleed screw.
d. Install the retaining bolts and brake caliper.
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3. Check:
• brake fluid level
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" in chapter 3.
4. Check:
• brake pedal operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake
system.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM" in chapter 3.

REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE PADS

NOTE:
It is not necessary to disassemble the brake
caliper and brake hose to replace the brake
pads.
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Brake caliper bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m · kg, 4.3 ft · lb)
Brake pad holding bolt
18 Nm (1.8 m · kg, 13 ft · lb)
Brake caliper mounting bolt
48 Nm (4.8 m · kg, 35 ft · lb)
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