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B le e d in g th e re a r b re a k in g s ys te m
T h e b ra kin g s yste m m u st b e b le d w h e n , d u e to a ir in th e circu it, th e p e d a l
stro ke is lo n g a n d sp o n g y.
T o b le e d th e s yste m :
- R e m o ve th e re s e rvo ir co ve r ru b b e r b o o t a n d to p u p w ith (D O T 4 ) b ra ke flu id .
- A tta ch a cle a r p la stic h o se to th e b le e d va lve (1 ) o n th e ca lip e r a n d tu rn th e
o th e r e n d o f th e h o se in to a co n ta in e r.
- D e p re ss th e p e d a l (2 ) a n d ke e p it fu ll d o w n .
- L o o se n th e b le e d u n io n le ttin g o u t flu id (a t first, o n ly a ir w ill co m e o u t), th e n ,
clo sin g th e u n io n slig h tly.
- R e le a se th e p e d a l a n d w a it fo r a fe w se co n d s b e fo re re p e a tin g th e o p e ra tio n
u n til o n ly flu id co m e o u t o f th e tu b e .
- C lo se th e b le e d u n io n to th e p re scrib e d to rq u e a n d ch e ck th e flu id le ve l (A )
in sid e th e re se rvo ir b e fo re re p la cin g th e ca p . If th e b le e d in g o p e ra tio n h a s b e
d o n e co rre ctly, th e p e d a l w ill h a ve n o m u sh y fe e l. If n o t, re p e a t th e
o p e ra tio n .
D u rin g th e b le e d o p e ra tio n th e flu id le ve l in s id 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.
S h o u ld th e m o to rc yc le , d u e to a fa ll d u rin g a c o m p e titio n o r s h o p
re p a irs , s h o w so m e e la s tic ity o f th e b ra k e le ve r s tro k e , w ith a s u b s e -
q u e n t b ra k in g e ffic ie n c y d e c re a s e , yo u ll to re p e a t th e c irc u it b le e d in g
a s a b o ve d e s c rib e d .
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