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new pad 7 mm
(.27")
;
-
wear
limil
35
mm (.13
U
)
.
II
thic kness is under Ihe
wear
l
imit,
the pads have
1
0
be
replaced.
The
Iriction maler
lal has no
l
be used
r ight
down to the
me
tal
p late as
if
Ihis
conl ac
ls the
d isc
iI
will
nol
only
Irre
mediably damage
it but
pre-
ven
l
p
roper
Iherma
l
insu
la
l
ion
ootween
pads
and
brake
fl
uid.
Rep
lace pads as fo
llows:
•
push
pis
Io
ns
inside the
caliper
bodies.
being
ca-
reful
not
10
damage
the
d
ust ca
ps;
•
fil
new pads
"E
.
;
•
fit pads reta
ning
pins ..
C"
with
spr
ing
~
D
",
a lso
ce
nlral
pin
~
8
"
.
By
u!lng
the
abo . . . .
e
procedu
re
it
is no
t
necessa ry
10
b
leed the
alf
fr
om
the
ci
rcuits.
It
IS
sufficient
to o pe-
ra
ta
the lever
or
peda
l
seve
ral
times
t
o a llow
the plun-
ge rs to assu me
Ihe
ir
normal
operal
lng
pos
il
ion
(pad-
d iSC c
learan
ce 0.2
mm
(00787").
Important
:
tor
about
100
km
(SO
m iles) after pad
re
-
placement,
It
Is
recommended
to
operate
the new
pads gently
in
order to
allow
the
friction
materia
l
to
evently
and
properly
seltle
down.
Note
When replacmg tlJ9
p8ds
it
is
a
good ru le
10
take
Qut
a
small
amount of fluid from the
r eser voir as
th
e
backing 0
1
the p istons mlghl
cause the fluid
10
overflow
b
Inspec
tion and
repl
acement
01
caliper
components
The
repla
cement of
caliper
gaskets is
necessary
when
fl
uid
leakages
OCc
ur through the cyli nder hou-
s
ings.
Tra
ces
ot flui
d
will
be
noti ced on the disc and
calipers.
a lso
til
e leve
l 01 the oi
l
i
n
the
reservoir will
dro
p d
own co nside rab
ly
a
nd
in con
tinui ty.
Flui
d
leakag
es
will
c
ause poor
brak
ing efficiency
a
nd
a
100
elasti
c
movement
of
the
peda
l
or
lever.
To replace the gasket!l.
p
roc eed
as
fo
llows'
•
•
•
•
•
•
Remove and
plug up
the
fl
uid d
elivery
pipe;
remov
e
ca lipe
r
from t he fo
rk
c
over
;
remove
pad
s lol !leating c
ap
:
remove pin.
sp ring
,
rel ainlng
pins, and
the pads
;
se parate
the
caliper bodies
;
remove dus
t
cap from
the
leaking
caliper b
ody
;
•
fr
om
the
bod
y
remove the pi
ston
using
a
iet of
co
mpressed
ai
r Do thi
s o
perati
on with
care
so
as
not
to sco
re the
p
lu
nge
r
surface.
Using
a
needle,
re
-
move
the
detec
ti
ve gask et from its
housing with
care
so
as
not
to score
tile c
ylin der
walls
;
•
c
lean
tile plunger
and
cylinder
throughly, chec-
king
for
damages
.
It
is
a
lso advisab
le
to
check wear
of the
cylinder
and
piston
:
max
admissibl
n li
D
of cylin der
32.071
mm
(1.2626")
;
161
93
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