Removing The Front Brake Calipers; Disassembling The Front Brake Calipers - Yamaha FJR13AG Service Manual

Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-13.
A. Front brake
B. Unified brake system
5. Check:
• Brake lever and brake pedal operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake sys-
tem.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)" on page 3-14.
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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 holder "1"
• Brake hose union bolts "2"
• Copper washers
• Brake hose (brake pipe/upper joint assembly
to right front brake caliper) "3"
• Brake hose (metering valve to right front
brake caliper) "4"
TIP
Put the end of the brake hoses into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
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DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT BRAKE
CALIPERS
The following procedure applies to both of the
brake calipers.
1. Remove:
• Brake caliper pistons "1"
• Brake caliper piston dust seals "2"
• Brake caliper piston seals "3"
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a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose joint
opening "a" to force out the pistons from the
brake caliper.
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WARNING
• Cover the brake caliper pistons with a rag.
Be careful not to get injured when the pis-
tons are expelled from the brake caliper.
• Never try to pry out the brake caliper pis-
tons.
b. Remove the brake caliper piston dust seals
and brake caliper piston seals.
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FRONT BRAKE
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