APRILIA Atlantic 300 Service Station Manual page 225

ATLANTIC 300 i.e.
BRAKE FLUID CHANGE
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Change the brake fluid following the in-
structions on the scheduled mainte-
nance table.
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Remove the rubber protection cover.
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Insert a transparent plastic pipe in the
bleed valve «1-2» of the calliper and
insert the other end of this pipe into a
container to collect the fluid.
•
Loosen the bleed valve «1-2» approx-
imately one turn.
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Check that the fluid flows out of the
reservoir and, before the reservoir is
drained off, close the bleed valve
«1-2».
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Top-up the reservoir.
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Loosen the bleed valve «1-2» approx-
imately half a turn again.
•
Check the fluid coming from the pipe
and when the fluid changes colour
(from dark to light), tighten the bleed
valve «1-2» and remove the pipe.
•
Refit the rubber protection cover.
•
Top-up the oil in the reservoir up to the
correct level.
NOTE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REFERS TO ONE BRAK-
ING CIRCUIT BUT APPLIES TO BOTH.
CAUTION
HANDLE THE FLUID CAREFULLY- IT ALTERS THE CHEM-
ICAL COMPOSITION OF PAINTING AND PLASTIC, RUB-
BER PARTS, ETC.
NOTE
CHECK THAT, DURING THE OPERATION, THERE IS AL-
WAYS BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. OTHERWISE, IT
WILL BE NECESSARY TO PURGE THE AIR AT THE END
OF THE OPERATION.
Braking system
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