Removing, Installing, Dismantling And Assembling Front Brake Master Cylinder; Adjusting Specification For Handbrake Lever - BMW R 1100 RT Repair Manual

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Removing, installing, dismantling and
assembling front brake master cylin-
der
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Drain fluid from brake system.
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Caution:
Do not allow brake fluid to come into contact with
painted parts of the motorcycle, because brake fluid
destroys paint.
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Remove cover (1).
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Remove handbrake lever pivot pin (2).
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Pull off dust protection sleeve (3).
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Press piston (4) in slightly.
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Slacken off stop screw (5).
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Caution:
Piston (4) is spring-loaded.
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Take out piston (4) with spring (6).
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Install in the reverse order of work.
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Coat pistons and sleeves with brake fluid before
installing.
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Caution:
Sealing lips of sleeves face the pressure chamber.
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Fill/bleed the brake system.
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Adjusting specification for handbrake lever

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Clean grub screw (7), coat it with Loctite 270
and screw it in until there is no play at the
handlebar lever; then tighten it further by pre-
cisely one half-turn.
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Caution:
Never tighten the grub screw by more than this ad-
ditional half-turn, or else the brake could fail or be
locked on.
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Seal grub screw (7) with paint.
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Grease thrust pin (arrow) at handlebar lever light-
ly with Shell Retinax A.
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Note:
The pivot pin is secured with Tuflok blue. Threads
secured with this material can be un screwed and
retightened several times.
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Tightening torque:
Pivot pin (2) ................................................... 8 Nm
(Threads secured with Tuflok blue can be un
screwed and tightened several times.)
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