Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 847

Modulator Unit
Removal/Installation
NOTE:
Do not spill brake fluid on the vehicle; it may damage the paint; if brake fluid does not contact the paint, wash it off
immediately with water.
Take care not to damage or deform the brake lines during removal and installation.
To prevent the brake fluid from flowing, plug and cover the hose ends and joints with a shop towel or equivalent mate-
rial.
Removal
1. Disconnect the modulator unit and pump motor connectors.
2. Disconnect the brake lines, then remove the proportioning control valve.
3. Remove the modulator unit.
Installation
1. Install the modulator unit.
2. Install the proportioning control valve, then connect the brake lines. Tighten the flare nuts to 15 N-m (1.5 kgf-m, 11 Ibf-ft).
3. Connect the modulator unit and pump motor connectors.
4. Bleed the brake system, starting with the front wheels.
5. Start the engine, and check that the ABS indicator goes off.
6. Test-drive the vehicle, and check that the ABS indicator does not come on.
RUBBER MOUNT
MODULATOR UNIT
CONNECTOR
8 mm BOLT
22 N-m (2.2 kgf-m, 16 Ibf-ft)
From
From left-front
right-front
BRACKET
MODULATOR UNIT
PROPORTIONING
CONTROL VALVE
6 mm BOLT
9.8 N-m (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 Ibf-ft)
PUMP MOTOR CONNECTOR
6 mm NUT
9.8 N-m (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 Ibf-ft)