Removing The Rear Brake Caliper; Disassembling The Rear Brake Caliper - Yamaha XG250 Service Manual

NOTE:
Always install new brake pads, brake pad shims,
and a brake pad spring as a set.
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a. Connect a clear plastic hose "1" tightly to the
bleed screw "2". Put the other end of the
hose into an open container.
b. Loosen the bleed screw and push the brake
caliper piston into the brake caliper with your
finger.
c. Tighten the bleed screw.
Bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m•kg, 4.3 ft•lb)
d. Install a new brake pad shim onto each new
brake pad.
e. Install new brake pads and a new brake pad
spring.
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3. Install:
Brake caliper bolt "1"
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Brake caliper bolt
17 Nm (1.7 m•kg, 12 ft•lb)
4. Check:
Brake fluid level
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Below the minimum level mark "a" → Add the
2
1
1
recommended brake fluid to the proper level.
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-16.
5. Check:
Brake pedal operation
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Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake
system.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM" on page 3-18.
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REMOVING THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER

NOTE:
Before disassembling the brake caliper, drain
the brake fluid from the entire brake system.
1. Remove:
Rear brake hose
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Joint
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Copper washers
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NOTE:
Put the end of the brake hose into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
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DISASSEMBLING THE REAR BRAKE
CALIPER
1. Remove:
Brake caliper piston
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Dust seal "1"
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Brake caliper piston seal "2"
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REAR BRAKE
a
2
1