Changing The Rear Brake Pads; Checking The Rear Brake Disc - APRILIA RSV mille Workshop Manual

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7.6.1 CHANGING THE REAR BRAKE PADS

Carefully read 0.5.1 (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATIONS) and 2.27 (CHECKING THE BRAKE
PAD WEAR).
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Position the vehicle on the stand.
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Remove the rear brake caliper, see 7.6.5 (REMOVING
THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER).
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CAUTION
Do not pull the brake lever once the pads have been
removed as the brake caliper pins are liable to come
out of their slot, resulting in the spillage of brake flu-
id.
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Remove the stop ring (1).
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CAUTION
Before sliding out the pin (2), take note of the posi-
tioning of the safety spring (3); when reassembling, it
must be refitted in the same way.
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Pull out the pin (2) and retrieve the safety spring (3).
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Extract the two pads (4).
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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, positioning them so that the holes
are lined up with those in the caliper.
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CAUTION
Always change both pads and make sure that they
are correctly positioned inside the caliper.
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Refit the safety spring (3).
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Keeping the safety spring (3) pressed in the middle, in-
sert the pin (2) so that it passes over it.
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Refit the stop ring (1).
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Check the brake fluid level, see 2.18 (CHECKING AND
TOPPING UP THE REAR BRAKE FLUID).

7.6.2 CHECKING THE REAR BRAKE DISC

Brake discs:
for the maintenance intervals, see 2.1.1 (REGULAR
SERVICE INTERVALS CHART).
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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