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B lee d in g th e re a r b re akin g s ys te m
T he b raking s yste m m u st be b led w h en, due to air in th e circu it, th e p ed al
stroke is lo ng an d sp o ng y.
T o blee d th e s ystem :
- R em o ve the re s e rvo ir co ver rubb er bo ot an d to p u p w ith (D O T 4 ) b ra ke flu id .
- A tta ch a cle ar p la stic h ose to th e ble ed valve (1 ) o n th e ca lip e r a n d turn the
othe r en d o f th e ho se into a co nta iner.
- D ep ress th e pe d al (2 ) and kee p it full dow n .
- Lo o se n th e ble e d un ion lettin g o u t fluid (a t first, o n ly a ir w ill co m e o u t), th en ,
clo sin g the u nio n slig htly.
- R elea se the p e da l an d w a it for a fe w se conds be fo re re p e a tin g th e o pe ra tion
un til o n ly flu id co m e ou t of th e tu b e.
- C lo se the b le ed u nio n to th e p re scribed to rque a nd ch e ck th e flu id le ve l (A )
in sid e th e re servoir b e fore replacin g the ca p. If the ble e d in g o p e ra tio n ha s be
do ne co rre ctly, th e pe da l w ill ha ve no m ush y feel. If n o t, re p e a t th e
op era tion .
D u rin g th e b le e d o p eratio n th e flu id le vel in s id e th e re s e rvo ir m u s t
n e ve r b e lo w er th a n th e m in im u m le vel.
S h o u ld th e m o to rc yc le, d u e to a fall d u rin g a c o m p e titio n o r s h o p
rep a irs , s h o w so m e ela sticity o f th e b rake le ve r s tro k e , w ith a s u b s e -
q u e n t b ra kin g e fficie n c y d e crea se , yo u ll to re p e a t th e c irc u it b lee d in g
as a b o ve d e s crib ed .
B lee d in g valve 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
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