Yamaha YFM7FGPW Service Manual page 358

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
2. Install:
• brake pad spring
• brake pads
NOTE:
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Always install new brake pads and brake pad
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spring as a set.
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a. Connect a suitable hose 1 tightly to the
brake caliper bleed screw 2. Put the other
end of this hose into an open container.
b. Loosen the brake caliper bleed screw and,
using a finger, push the caliper piston into
the brake caliper.
c. Tighten the brake caliper bleed screw.
d. Install new brake pads and a new brake pad
spring.
e. Install the holding bolt, holding bolt plug and
brake caliper.
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3. Check:
• brake fluid level
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" in chapter 3.
4. Check:
• brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake
system.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM" in chapter 3.
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Brake caliper bleed screw
5 Nm (0.5 m · kg, 3.6 ft · lb)
Brake pad holding bolt
17 Nm (1.7 m · kg, 12 ft · lb)
Brake caliper bolt
30 Nm (3.0 m · kg, 22 ft · lb)
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