Yamaha YFM700RV 2009 Service Manual page 300

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
2. Install:
NOTE:
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2 Always install new brake pads and brake pad
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spring as a set.
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a. Connect a suitable hose 1 tightly to the
b. Loosen the brake caliper bleed screw and,
c. Tighten the brake caliper bleed screw.
d. Install new brake pads and a new brake pad
e. Install the retaining bolts and brake caliper.
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3. Check:
4. Check:
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• brake pads
• brake pad spring
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brake caliper bleed screw 2. Put the other
end of this hose into an open container.
using a finger, push the caliper pistons into
the brake caliper.
Brake caliper bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m · kg, 4.3 ft · lb)
spring.
Brake pad retaining bolt
17 Nm (1.7 m · kg, 12 ft · lb)
Brake caliper mounting bolt
28 Nm (2.8 m · kg, 20 ft · lb)
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• brake fluid level
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" in chapter 3.
• brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake
system.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM" in chapter 3.
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