Front; Front Brake Pump Removal - APRILIA SR MAX 125 ie Service Station Manual

SR MAX 125 ie

Front

- Remove the rubber cap from the bleed screw.
- Insert a rubber pipe in the bleed screw to permit
the brake fluid to be recovered.
- With the right-hand brake lever, load the system
and bring it up to the required pressure.
- Keeping the right-hand brake lever pulled, loosen
the bleed screw to purge the air. Then tighten the
bleed screw
- Repeat the operation until only brake fluid comes out of the rubber pipe.
- Remove the fluid recovery pipe and refit the rubber cap over the bleed screw.
- Top up the brake fluid to the right level in the reservoir.
If necessary, bleeding can be done using a special vacuum pump
NOTE
DURING THE BLEEDING OPERATIONS, MAKE SURE THE BRAKE FLUID DOES NOT COME INTO
CONTACT WITH THE BODYWORK SO AS NOT TO DAMAGE IT. FURTHERMORE, DURING THE
BLEEDING OPERATIONS REGARDING THE BRAKE CALLIPERS, MAKE SURE THE BRAKE
FLUID DOES NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DISC BRAKES AND WITH THE BRAKE
PADS. FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS PRECAUTION WILL ENDANGER THE PROPER WORKING
AND EFFICIENCY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM
Specific tooling
020329Y Vacuum pump Mity-Vac
Locking torques (N*m)
System bleed calliper fitting: 12 ÷ 16 Nm
Front brake pump
Removal
The procedure is valid for both brake pumps.
- Remove the front and rear handlebar covers.
- Place a suitable container to collect the oil, dis-
connect the oil pipe from the calliper and operate
the brake lever until no more oil comes out.
- Disconnect the oil pipe «A» from the pump, then
unscrew the two retainers «B» from the U-bolt and
remove the pump.
- Upon refitting, tighten up the fitting to the speci-
fied torque and bleed the system.
Braking system
BRAK SYS - 243