Rear Brake; Brake Pad Replacement; Brake Inspection And Repair - Yamaha YT175J 1982 Service Manual

REAR BRAKE
Brake pad replacement
1. Block the front tire and juck up the rear
of the vehicle.
2. Apply the parking brake to lock the rear
wheels. Remove the pad case.
3. Straighten the lock washer and loosen
the ring nut.
1. Ring nut 2. Lock washer
4. Release the parking brake to set the rear
wheel free. Loosen the caliper holding
nuts and remove the outer caliper.
5-6
1. Caliper holding nut
2. Outer caliper
5. Pull out the disk plate.
2. Disc plate
6. Replace the inner and outer brake pads
with new ones.
NOTE: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Replace the pads as a set if either one is worn
to the specified limit.
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Wear limit: 1.5 mm (0.06 in)
Brake inspection and repair
1. Replace the caliper piston if it is rasty,
frayed, or damaged.