Chassis; Adjusting The Front Brake - Yamaha 2002 TDM900 Service Manual

ADJUSTING THE FRONT BRAKE

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CHASSIS

ADJUSTING THE FRONT BRAKE
1. Adjust:
S brake lever position
a. While pushing the brake lever forward, turn
NOTE:
Be sure to align the setting on the adjusting dial
with the arrow mark 2 on the brake lever hold-
er.
Position #1
Position #5
S After adjusting the brake lever position,
make sure that the pin on the brake lever
holder is firmly inserted in the hole in the
adjusting dial.
S A soft or spongy feeling in the brake lever
can indicate the presence of air in the brake
system. Before the vehicle is operated, the
air must be removed by bleeding the brake
system. Air in the brake system will consid-
erably reduce braking performance and
could result in loss of control and possibly
an accident. Therefore, check and, if nec-
essary, bleed the brake system.
CAUTION:
After adjusting the brake lever position,
make sure that there is no brake drag.
3-43
(distance a from the throttle grip to the brake
lever)
the adjusting dial 1 until the brake lever is in
the desired position.
Distance
Distance
smallest.
WARNING
CHK
ADJ
a
is the largest.
is the
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