Husqvarna SM 610 2006 Workshop Manual page 168

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B R A K E S
F ro n t b ra k in g s ys te m b le e d in g
T he b ra kin g s yste m m u st b e ble e d w h en , d u e to air in th e circu it, the le ver
stro ke is lo n g a n d sp on g y.
T o b le e d th e s yste m :
- R e m o ve th e ru b b e r ca p on th e b lee ding va lve (1).
- A tta ch a cle a r p la stic h ose to the b lee din g va lve on the b rake ca lip er an d tu rn
the o th e r e n d o f th e h o se into a co ntaine r (m a ke su re th at the en d o f th e hose
is su b m e rg e d in b ra ke flu id du ring the en tire ble ed ing o pe ratio n ).
- R e m o ve flu id re se rvoir cap (2 ), th e ru bb e r a nd fill the re servo ir w ith fresh
b ra ke flu id .
- O p e n th e b le e d in g valve an d p u m p w ith b rake le ve r (3) severa l tim e s u n til th e
flu id , cle a r a n d w ith o u t b ub b les, co m es o ut of th e ho se: no w clo se the
b lee d in g va lve .
- R e sto re th e b ra ke fluid le vel (A ) th en re assem b le the rub be r an d th e flu id
re se rvo ir ca p (2 ).
D u rin g th e b le e d o p era tio n th e flu id le vel in sid e th e re s e rvo ir m u s t
n e ve r b e lo w e r th a n th e m in im u m le ve l.
A s th e b ra k in g flu id is a ve ry co rro sive s u b sta n c e, in th e c as e it
c o m e s in c o n ta c t w ith yo u r e ye s w as h th e m a b u n d a n tly w ith w ate r.
D u rin g th e b le e d in g o f th e b ra k in g c irc u it k e ep th e h an d leb ar tu rn e d
le ftw a rd s . T h is is th e w a y to lift p u m p ta n k a n d to m a ke e as ier th e
b le e d in g o f th e b rak in g s ys tem .
A s th e b le e d in g o p era tio n d o es n o t fu lly e lim in a te th e air in s id e th e
c irc u it, th e s m all q u a n tity o f air re m a in in g in sid e w ill b e e lim in a te d
a fte r a s h o rt tim e o f u se o f th e b ra ke . In th is ca s e h o w e ver, th e a ctio n
o f th e le ve r w ill b e h a rd e r an d th e s tro k e sh o rter.
S h o u ld th e m o to rc ycle , d u e to a fall d u rin g a c o m p etitio n o r s h o p
re p a irs , s h o w so m e e las ticity o f th e b rak e le ve r stro k e, w ith a s u b se -
q u e n t b ra k in g e ffic ie n c y d ec rea s e, yo u ll to rep e at th e c ircu it b le ed in g
a s a b o ve d e s c rib e d .
B le e d in g va lve tig h te n in g to rq u e: 1 2÷16 N m / 1 ,2÷1 ,6 K g m / 8 .7 ÷1 1.6 ftlb