Removing The Rear Brake Caliper - Yamaha MBK X-MAX 300 2017 Service Manual

2. Install:
• Brake pad spring
• Brake pad shims
• Brake pads
TIP
Always install new brake pads, brake pad shims
and brake pad spring as a set.
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.
Brake caliper bleed screw
6 N·m (0.6 kgf·m, 4.4 lb·ft)
d. Install the brake pad shims onto each
brake pads.
e. Install new brake pad spring and new
brake pads.
TIP
The longer tangs "a" of the brake pad spring
must point in the direction of the brake caliper
position.
3. Install:
• Brake pad pin
• Brake pad clips
• Rear brake caliper
• Rear brake caliper bolts
1
2
a
Rear brake caliper bolt
35 N·m (3.5 kgf·m, 26 lb·ft)
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 3-11.
5. Check:
• Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake sys-
tem.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)" on page 3-12.
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REMOVING THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER

TIP
Before removing the brake caliper, drain the
brake fluid from the entire brake system.
1. Remove:
• Rear brake hose union bolt "1"
• Brake hose gaskets "2"
• Rear 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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REAR BRAKE
a
1
3
2