Yamaha XV16AL Service Manual page 147

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FRONT AND REAR BRAKES
2. Remove:
• brake pads 1
(along with the brake pad shim)
• brake pad springs
3. Measure:
• brake pad thickness a
Out of specification → Replace the brake
pads as a set.
Minimum brake pad thickness
4. Install:
• brake pads
• brake pad springs
NOTE:
Always install new brake pads, brake pad
shim and a new brake pad springs as a set.
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a. Connect a clear plastic hose 1 tightly to
the bleed screw 2. Put the other end of
the hose into an open container.
b. Loosen the bleed screw and push the
brake caliper pistons into the brake cali-
per with your finger.
c. Tighten the bleed screw.
Bleed screw
d. Install a new brake pad shim onto the
new brake pad that is on the caliper pis-
ton side.
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CHAS
0.5 mm (0.02 in)
6 Nm (0.6 m • kg, 4.3 ft • lb)