2005 Yamaha Motorsports RS Venture Owners Manual - Page 73

2005 Yamaha Motorsports RS Venture Manual

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ESU00174 Checking the brake pads Check the brake pads for wear. If the brake pads reach the wear limit, ask a Yamaha dealer to replace them. 1 Brake pad wear indicator Wear limit a: 1.5 mm (0.06 in) ESU00352 Checking the parking brake pads Check the parking brake pads for wear by measuring the thickness of the pads. If the parking brake pads reach the wear limit, ask a Yamaha dealer to replace them. Wear limit a: 1.2 mm (0.05 in) Adjustment As the parking brake pads wear, adjustment may be necessary to ensure proper brake performance. WARNING @ Be sure to have a Yamaha dealer make this adjustment. @ 1. Loosen the locknut 1 and the adjusting bolt 2. 2. Loosen the cable locknut 3. 3. Turn the cable adjuster 4 in or out to adjust the cable length. Cable length a: 43.5-46.5 mm (1.713-1.831 in) 4. Tighten the cable locknut. 5. Turn the adjusting bolt in or out to adjust the clearance between the parking brake pads 5 and the brake disc 6. Clearance b + c: 1.5-2.0 mm (0.059-0.079 in) 6. Tighten the locknut. 8-19

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ESU00174
Checking the brake pads
Check the brake pads for wear.
If the brake pads reach the wear limit, ask a Yamaha
dealer to replace them.
1
Brake pad wear indicator
ESU00352
Checking the parking brake pads
Check the parking brake pads for wear by measuring the
thickness of the pads. If the parking brake pads reach
the wear limit, ask a Yamaha dealer to replace them.
Adjustment
As the parking brake pads wear, adjustment may be nec-
essary to ensure proper brake performance.
WARNING
@
Be sure to have a Yamaha dealer make this adjust-
ment.
@
1. Loosen the locknut
1
and the adjusting bolt
2
.
2. Loosen the cable locknut
3
.
3. Turn the cable adjuster
4
in or out to adjust the cable
length.
4. Tighten the cable locknut.
5. Turn the adjusting bolt in or out to adjust the clear-
ance between the parking brake pads
5
and the
brake disc
6
.
6. Tighten the locknut.
Wear limit
a
: 1.5 mm (0.06 in)
Wear limit
a
: 1.2 mm (0.05 in)
Cable length
a
: 43.5–46.5 mm (1.713–1.831 in)
Clearance
b
+
c
: 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in)