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Pry out the piston retaining ring (8) by inserting a small
pressure build-up and you should take care to keep your
mounting bracket by pushing the pad free of the spring
hands out from under piston to prevent minor or moder-
When removing the piston with air pressure, wear heavy
gloves or hold piston with heavy towel to prevent per-
screwdriver into the notched groove at the bottom of the
sonal injury. Piston may develop considerable force from
Remove the piston dust boot (7). Then remove the piston
See Figure 2-78. Remove retainer screw (10), retaining
Pry seal (5) and the three O-rings (2) out of their
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Pull guide pin (16) out, then remove dust boot (15) from
spring clip (14) as an assembly. Remove pad from
Remove the outer pad (11), mounting bracket (17) and
by applying air pressure to the hydraulic brake line inlet.
2006 Softail: Chassis
1CAUTION
NOTE
DISASSEMBLY pad (9) and inside pad (11). clip. piston bore. ate injury. Be sure piston is not dropped on hard surface. groove in caliper. grooves.

2.
3.
1.
Tighten 4. 5. 6.
1.7 BLEEDING

could result in death or serious injury. (00279a)

directed. See 1.7 BLEEDING BRAKES. death or serious injury. (00288a) components are working properly. cover screws to 6-8 in-lbs (0.7-0.9 Nm). result in death or serious injury. (00289a) verify operation of the brake lamp. bleed the system again. See
11WARNING 1WARNING After servicing brakes and before moving motorcycle, pump brakes to build brake system pressure. Insufficient pressure can adversely affect brake performance, which Bleed brake system and tighten bleeder valve as 11WARNING 1WARNING A plugged or covered relief port can cause brake drag or lock-up, which could lead to loss of control, resulting in Verify proper operation of the master cylinder relief port. Actuate the brake hand lever with the cover removed. A slight spurt of fluid will break the surface if all internal Install gasket and cover on master cylinder. 11WARNING 1WARNING After repairing the brake system, test brakes at

HOME 12. 13. 14. Test brake system. 15. a. b. BRAKES.