Removing The Front Brake Calipers; Disassembling The Front Brake Calipers - Yamaha XV19SX(C) Service Manual

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3. Install:
• Brake pad pin
• Brake pad clips
• Front brake caliper
Front brake caliper bolt
40 Nm (4.0 m·kg, 29 ft·lb)
4. Check:
• Brake fluid level
Below the minimum level mark "a" → Add the
recommended brake fluid to the proper level.
Refer to "CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL" on page 3-21.
5. Check:
• Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the brake sys-
tem.
Refer to "BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM" on page 3-24.
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REMOVING THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS

The following procedure applies to both of the
brake calipers.
NOTE:
Before removing the brake caliper, drain the
brake fluid from the entire brake system.
1. Remove:
• Brake hose holder "1"
• Front brake hose union bolt "2"
• Copper washers "3"
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• Front brake hose "4"
NOTE:
Put the end of the brake hose into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
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DISASSEMBLING THE FRONT BRAKE
CALIPERS
The following procedure applies to both of the
brake calipers.
1. Remove:
• Brake caliper pistons "1"
• Brake caliper piston seals "2"
• Brake caliper piston dust seals "3"
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WARNING
Do not loosen the bolts "4".
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a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose joint
opening "a" to force out the pistons from the
brake caliper.
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WARNING
• Cover the brake caliper pistons with a rag.
Be careful not to get injured when the pis-
tons are expelled from the brake caliper.
• Never try to pry out the brake caliper pis-
tons.
FRONT BRAKE
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