Rear Brake Calliper - VESPA GTS Super 300 ie 2008 User Manual

Vespa GTS Super 300 ie (2008)
This section è is devoted to the description of the braking system components.

Rear brake calliper

Removal
- Remove the rear wheel.
- Remove the pad retention pin snap ring.
- Using a pin partially remove the brake pad re-
tention pin.
- Remove the screws fixing the brake calliper to
the crankcase then remove the brake calliper com-
plete with pipe.
- Complete the extraction of the pad retention pin,
the spring and the pads.
N.B.
SHOULD THE BRAKE CALLIPER BE REPLACED OR
SERVICED, BEFORE REMOVING THE FITTINGS FIXING
THE CALLIPER TO THE SUPPORT BRACKET, LOOSEN
THE OIL HOSE FITTING AFTER HAVING EMPTIED THE
SYSTEM OF THE CIRCUIT BEING EXAMINED.
Overhaul
- Remove the rear brake calliper.
- Suitably hold the brake calliper in a clamp
- Remove the two calliper coupling screws as
shown in the photo
- Remove the two pistons from the calliper body
with the aid of short blasts of compressed air
through the brake fluid holes
- Remove the dust ring and the O-ring of each half
calliper.
- Remove the O-rings in the half calliper.
N.B.
WHEN REMOVING THE O-RINGS, BE CAREFUL NOT TO
SCRATCH THE HALF CALLIPER SEATS
Braking system
BRAK SYS - 235