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CHAS
FRONT BRAKE
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Installation steps:
●Connect a suitable hose 1 tightly to the
brake caliper bleed screw 2. Put the other
end of this hose into an open container.
●Loosen the brake caliper bleed screw and,
using a finger, push the caliper piston into
the brake caliper.
●Tighten the brake caliper bleed screw.
●Install new brake pads, new pad shim 3 and
a new brake pad spring.
●Install the holding bolts and brake caliper.
N
OTE:
The arrow mark a on the pad shim must point
in the direction of the disc rotation.
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Brake caliper bleed screw:
6 Nm (0.6 m • kg, 4.3 ft • lb)
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Brake pad holding bolt:
18 Nm (1.8 m • kg, 13 ft • lb)
Brake caliper mounting bolt:
30 Nm (3.0 m • kg, 22 ft • lb)
3.Check:
●Brake fluid level
Refer to “CHECKING THE FRONT BRAKE
FLUID LEVEL” in CHAPTER 3.
4.Check:
●Brake lever operation
Soft or spongy feeling → Bleed the front
brake system.
Refer to “BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM” in CHAPTER 3.