Removing/Disassembling The Front Brake Caliper - Yamaha YZF-R25 Service Manual

d. Install a new brake pad spring and new brake
pads.
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3. Install:
• Brake pad pin
• Brake pad clips
• Front brake caliper
Front brake caliper bolt
35 Nm (3.5 m·kgf, 25 ft·lbf)
4. Check:
• Brake fluid level
Below the minimum level mark "a" → Add the
specified brake fluid to the proper level.
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-15.
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5. Check:
• Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake sys-
tem.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM" on page 3-14.
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REMOVING THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER
TIP
Before removing the brake caliper, drain the
brake fluid from the entire brake system.
1. Remove:
• Brake hose union bolt "1"
• Brake hose gaskets "2"
• Brake hose "3"
TIP
Put the end of the brake hose into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
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DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT BRAKE
CALIPER
1. Remove:
• Brake caliper pistons "1"
• Brake caliper piston dust seals "2"
• Brake caliper piston seals "3"
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a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose joint
opening "a" to force out the pistons from the
brake caliper.
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WARNING
• Cover the brake caliper piston with a rag.
Be careful not to get injured when the pis-
ton is expelled from the brake caliper.
• Never try to pry out the brake caliper pis-
ton.
b. Remove the brake caliper piston dust seals
and brake caliper piston seals.
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FRONT BRAKE
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