Kymco XCITING 500 - Service Manual > Rear/parking brake caliper

REMOVAL

Remove the muffler.

Drain the rear brake hydraulic system.

Disconnect the parking brake cable from the brake arm.

Remove the pad pin plug and loosen the pad pin.

Remove the brake pad.

Remove the oil bolt, sealing washers and brake hose from the brake caliper.

Remove the mount bolts and rear/parking brake caliper from the rear fork.

DISASSEMBLY (REAR BRAKE)

Remove the pad spring from the caliper body.

Do not remove the retainer from the bracket unless replacement.

Remove the caliper bracket from the caliper body.

Do not remove the caliper and bracket pins unless replacement.

ASSEMBLY (REAR BRAKE)

Apply silicone grease to the boot inside.

Apply silicone grease to the boot inside.

Install the caliper bracket to the caliper.

Install the pad spring into the caliper body as shown.

DISASSEMBLY (PARKING BRAKE)

Remove the lock nut and parking brake arm.

Remove the parking brake shaft and push rod.

Removed the two bolts, gasket and parking brake bracket.

ASSEMBLY (PARKING BRAKE)

Install the gasket.

Install the parking brake bracket and tighten the bolts to the specified torque.

Torque: 32 N*m (3.2 kgf*m, 23 lbf*ft)

Apply silicone grease to the parking brake shaft rolling surface.

Install the parking brake shaft.

Temporarily install the brake arm and the lock nut.

INSTALLATION

Install the brake pads.

Install the rear/parking brake caliper to the rear fork and tighten the new mount bolts to specified torque.

Torque: 32 N*m (3.2 kgf*m, 23 lbf*ft)

Install the brake hose eyelet to the caliper body with new sealing washers and oil bolts.

Push the brake hose eyelet to the stopper on the caliper, then tighten the oil bolts to the specified torque.

Torque: 35 N*m (3.5 kgf*m, 25 lbf*ft)

Fill and bleed the hydraulic system.

Connect the parking brake cable.

Adjust the parking brake.

PARKING BRAKE LEVER LINK

REMOVAL

Remove the inner cover.

Loosen the lock nut and disconnect the parking brake cable from the parking braking brake lever link.

Disconnect the parking brake switch connector.

Remove the two nuts and parking brake lever link.

DISASSEMBLY

Remove the two screws and parking brake switch.

ASSEMBLY

Assembly is in the reverse order of disassembly.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

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