Accessories And Replacement Parts; Adjusting The Brake Lever Free Play - Yamaha PW80(X) Owner's Manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
Accessories and replacement
parts
WARNING
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The accessories or replacement
parts you choose for your vehicle
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should be designed specifically for
this model, and they must be se-
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curely mounted to maintain the in-
herent stability of the original
design. Genuine Yamaha Parts and
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Accessories are designed and test-
ed to be compatible with your vehi-
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cle. Yamaha recommends the use of
Genuine Yamaha Parts and Acces-
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sories before making a purchase.
Use of non-Yamaha-approved ac-
cessories or replacement parts may
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cause loss of handling stability and
riding safety. Since Yamaha cannot
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control the quality of accessories or
parts manufactured by other compa-
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nies, Yamaha cannot be held liable
for any consequences caused by
the use of items which have not
been approved by Yamaha.
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Adjusting the brake lever free
play
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1. Brake lever free play
2. Locknut
3. Adjusting bolt
The brake lever free play should mea-
sure 10.0–20.0 mm (0.39–0.79 in) as
shown. Periodically check the brake le-
ver free play and, if necessary, adjust it
as follows.
1. Loosen the locknut at the brake le-
ver.
2. To increase the brake lever free
play, turn the adjusting bolt in di-
rection (a). To decrease the brake
lever free play, turn the adjusting
bolt in direction (b).
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(a)
(b)
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1. Locknut
2. Adjusting nut
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3. If the specified brake lever free
play could be obtained as de-
scribed above, tighten the locknut
and skip the rest of the procedure,
otherwise proceed as follows.
4. Fully turn the adjusting bolt at the
brake lever in direction (a) to loos-
en the brake cable.
5. Loosen the locknut at the brake
shoe plate.
6. To increase the brake lever free
play, turn the adjusting nut in direc-
tion (a). To decrease the brake le-
ver free play, turn the adjusting nut
in direction (b).
(a)
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(b)
7. Tighten the locknut at the brake
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