Changing The Rear Brake Pads; Checking The Rear Brake Disc - APRILIA pegaso 650 i.e. Service Manual

Pegaso 650 I.E.

7.6.1 CHANGING THE REAR BRAKE PADS

Carefully read 0.5.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS) and 2.21 (CHECKING THE BRAKE
PAD WEAR).
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Position the vehicle on the stand.
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Pull out the flexible stop pin (1).
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Push out the pin (2) with a punch (from the left towards
the right).
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Extract the two pads (3).
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CAUTION
Do not pull the brake lever once the pads have been
removed as the caliper pins are liable to come out of
their slot, resulting in the spillage of brake fluid.
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Insert two new pads.
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WARNING
Always change both pads and make sure that they
are correctly positioned inside the caliper.
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Insert the pin (2).
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Introduce the flexible stop pin (1).
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Check the brake fluid level, see 2.15 (CHECKING THE
FRONT BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND TOPPING UP).

7.6.2 CHECKING THE REAR BRAKE DISC

For the maintenance intervals, see 2.1.1 (REGULAR
SERVICE INTERVALS CHART) under:
– Brake discs.
NOTE
These operations must be performed with the
brake disc installed on the wheel.
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Check the wear on the disc by measuring the minimum
thickness in several places by means of a micrometer.
If, even in one point of the disc only, the minimum thick-
ness is below the minimum value, change the disc see
7.6.3 (REMOVING THE REAR BRAKE DISC).
Brake disc min. thickness: 4.5 mm.
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Using a comparator, make sure that the maximum wob-
bling of the disc does not exceed the limit value, other-
wise change it, see 7.6.3 (REMOVING THE REAR
BRAKE DISC).
Brake disc max. wobbling: 0.3 mm.
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