Changing The Rear Brake Fluid - APRILIA RS 50 Workshop Manual

Routine maintenance operations
RS 50
Keep checking the fluid as it flows out of the reservoir
(2), and tighten up the bleed valve (1) before the
reservoir empties.
Top up the reservoir (2) see (CHECKING AND TOP-
PING UP THE BRAKE FLUID).
Slacken the bleed valve (1) again, about half a turn.
Check the fluid as it flows down the tube, and when
the color of the fluid changes (from darker to lighter)
2
tighten up the bleed valve (1) and remove the tube.
2
Refit the protective rubber cap.
Top up the fluid to the correct level in the reservoir (2)
see (CHECKING AND TOPPING UP THE BRAKE
FLUID).
CHANGING
THE REAR BRAKE FLUID
Read carefully (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATION) and (BRAKE FLUID).
Change the rear brake fluid every year.
WARNING
Handle the fluid with care: it reacts chemically
with the paintwork, plastic parts, rubber parts, etc.
DO NOT DISPOSE OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE
ENVIRONMENT.
Remove the protective rubber cap.
Fit one end of a transparent plastic tube over the
brake caliper bleed valve (1) and insert the other end
in a container to collect the fluid.
Slacken the bleed valve (1) about one turn.
NOTE
Check that there is fluid in the reservoir
throughout the entire operation, otherwise the air will
have to be bled out of the circuit after changing the
fluid (BLEEDING THE BRAKE CIRCUITS).
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Release 00 2001-03