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Item  Measurement  Qualification  Standard or New  Service Limit 
Brake pedal Height from floor   219 +/- 5 mm (8.62 +/- 0.20 in)
Free play   1-5 mm (0.04-0.20 in) -
Brake disc Thickness (Si) Front 25.0 mm (0.984 in) 23.0 mm (0.906 in)
Rear 10.0 mm (0.394 in) 8.0 mm (0.315 in)
Thickness (Type-R) Front 32.0 mm (1.260 in) 30.0 mm (1.181 in)
Rear 11.0 mm (0.433 in) 9.0 mm (0.354 in)
Runout   - 0.04 mm (0.0016 in)
Parallelism   - 0.015 mm (0.00059 in)
Brake pad Thickness (Si) Front 11.0 mm (0.433 in) 1.6 mm (0.063 in)
Rear 10.0 mm (0.394 in) 2.0 mm (0.079 in)
Thickness (Type-R) Front 10.0 mm (0.394 in) 2.0 mm (0.079 in)
Rear 9.5 mm (0.374 in) 2.0 mm (0.079 in)
Brake fluid Fluid type   Use Honda DOT 3 Brake Fluid.