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12
BRAKE SYSTEM
12.8
Checking the free travel of foot brake lever
Warning
Danger of accidents The brake system fails in the event of overheating.
If there is no free travel on the foot brake lever, pressure builds up in the brake system on the rear brake.
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Set the free travel on the foot brake lever in accordance with the specification.
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Position the brake caliper.
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Mount screws
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Tighten pin
Guideline
Pin, front brake
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Mount cotter pins
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Operate the hand brake lever repeatedly until the brake linings are in contact with
the brake disc and there is a pressure point. Fix the hand brake lever in the acti-
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vated position.
The brake caliper straightens.
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Tighten screws
Guideline
Screw of brake caliper
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Remove the locking piece of the hand brake lever.
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Add brake fluid to level
Guideline
Level
voir rim)
Brake fluid DOT 4 / DOT 5.1 (
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Position cover
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Mount and tighten screws
Info
Clean up overflowed or spilled brake fluid immediately with water.
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Disconnect spring
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Move the foot brake lever back and forth between the end stop and the contact to
the foot brake cylinder piston and check free travel
Guideline
Free travel at foot brake lever
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If the free travel does not meet specifications:
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Adjust the basic position of the foot brake lever.
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Reconnect spring
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with the spacers but do not tighten yet.
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.
M8
.
(brake fluid level below reser-
p. 87)
with membrane
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.
M6
8 Nm (5.9 lbf ft)
25 Nm
Loctite
(18.4 lbf ft)
5 mm (0.2 in)
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3... 5 mm (0.12... 0.2 in)
(
p. 59)
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