Checking The Front Brake Pads; Checking The Rear Brake Pads - Yamaha XT1200Z(Z) 2010 Service Manual

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1
B
2
C
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A. Right front brake caliper
B. Left front brake caliper
C. Rear brake caliper
d. Place the other end of the hose into a con-
tainer.
e. Slowly apply the brake several times.
f. Fully squeeze the brake lever or fully depress
the brake pedal and hold it in position.
g. Loosen the bleed screw.
TIP
Loosening the bleed screw will release the pres-
sure and cause the brake lever to contact the
throttle grip or the brake pedal to fully extend.
h. Tighten the bleed screw and then release the
brake lever or brake pedal.
i. Repeat steps (e) to (h) until all of the air bub-
bles have disappeared from the brake fluid in
the plastic hose.
j. Check the operation of the hydraulic unit.
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NOTICE
Make sure that the main switch is turned to
2
"OFF" before checking the operation of the
hydraulic unit.
k. After operating the ABS, repeat steps (e) to
l. Tighten the bleed screw to specification.
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m. Fill the brake fluid reservoir to the proper level
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After bleeding the hydraulic brake system,
check the brake operation.
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CHECKING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS

The following procedure applies to all of the
brake pads.
1. Operate the brake.
2. Check:
• Front brake pad
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CHECKING THE REAR BRAKE PADS

The following procedure applies to all of the
brake pads.
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PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
Refer to "HYDRAULIC UNIT OPERATION
TESTS" on page 4-71.
(i), and then fill the brake master cylinder res-
ervoir or brake fluid reservoir to the proper
level with the recommended brake fluid.
Front brake caliper bleed screw
5 Nm (0.5 m·kgf, 3.6 ft·lbf)
Rear brake caliper bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m·kgf, 4.3 ft·lbf)
with the recommended brake fluid.
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-14.
WARNING
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Wear indicators "a" almost touch the brake
disc → Replace the brake pads as a set.
Refer to "FRONT BRAKE" on page 4-36.
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