Removing The Front Brake Calipers - Yamaha R1 Series 2015 Service Manual

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c. Tighten the bleed screw.
Brake caliper bleed screw
5 Nm (0.5 m·kgf, 3.6 ft·lbf)
d. Install the brake pads and brake pad spring.
TIP
The arrow mark "a" on the brake pad spring
must point in the direction of disc rotation.
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6. Install:
• Brake pad pin
• Brake pad clips
• Front brake caliper
Front brake caliper bolt
35 Nm (3.5 m·kgf, 25 ft·lbf)
7. Check:
• Brake fluid level
Below the minimum level mark "a"
specified brake fluid to the proper level.
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-14.
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8. Check:
• Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling
tem.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)" on page 3-16.
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REMOVING THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS

The following procedure applies to both of the
brake calipers.
TIP
Before removing the brake caliper, drain the
brake fluid from the entire brake system.
1. Remove:
• Brake hose union bolts "1"
• Brake hose gaskets "2"
• Brake hoses "3"
TIP
Put the end of the brake hose into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
Add the
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4-50
FRONT BRAKE
a
Bleed the brake sys-
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