KTM 790 Adventure R 2019 Repair Manual page 202

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16 BRAKE SYSTEM
16.9
A
200
-
Position new brake l inings
@).
Info
I
Always cha nge t he brake lin
i
ngs
in
pairs.
-
Mount
and tighten
pin
C,.
Guideline
Pin,
rear
brake
caliper
-
Mount
lock
ring
(D.
M8
22
Nm
(16.2
lbf
ft)
-
Operate the foot brake
lever repeated ly until
the brake
lin-
ings
are in
contact
with the
brake disc and
there
is a pressure
point.
-
Correct the brake
fluid level
to the
MAX
marking
f).
I
Brake
fl
uid DOT 4
/
DOT
5.
1 (
p. 464)
-
Mount
and
t
ighten screw cap
O
with the insert and mem-
brane
8
.
Info
I
Immediately
clean
up any
brake
f
luid
that
has over-
flowed
or
spilled with water.
Checking the free travel of the foot brake lever
Warning
Danger of
accidents
The
brake
system
fails in the
event
of
overheating.
If there is no free
travel
on
t
he foot brake
lever,
pressure bu ilds up in
the
brake
system
on
the
rear
brake.
-
Set the free travel on the foot brake
lever
in
accordance with the specification.
-
Detach spring
O
.
-
Move the
foot brake
lever back
and
forth
between
the
end stop
and the contact
to
t he
foot
brake cylinder piston and check
free
travel
f)
.
Guideline
I
Free travel at
foot
brake lever
I
3 ... 5 mm (0.12
...
0.2 in)
If
the
free
travel
does not match
the specification:
-
Adjust the basic position of the
foot brake
lever.
(
p.
201)

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