APRILIA Atlantic 300 Service Station Manual page 224

Braking system
Fill - Bleeding the braking system
RETARDING VALVE
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Remove the instrument panel.
PERFORM THE BLEEDING, REMOVE THE BRAKE PIPE
CLAMP NEXT TO THE FRONT HEADLAMP.
THEN CHECK THAT THE BRAKE PIPE IS LOWER THAN
THE RETARDING VALVE.
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Remove the rubber protection cover
«1» of the bleed valve «2».
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Insert a transparent plastic pipe in the
bleed valve «2» of the retarding valve
and insert the other end of this pipe into
a container to collect the fluid.
•
Quickly press and release the rear
brake lever several times and then
keep it fully pressed.
•
Loosen the bleeding valve 1/4 of a turn
so that the brake fluid flows into the
container. This will release tension on
the brake lever and will make it go to
the end of stroke.
•
Repeat the operation until the fluid
draining into the container is air-bubble
free.
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Screw the bleed valve and remove the
pipe.
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Top-up the reservoir until the right
brake fluid level is obtained.
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Refit the rubber protection cover.
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Install the new clamp to fasten the
brake pipe as in the starting conditions.
NOTE
UPON BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, FILL THE
RESERVOIR WITH THE NECESSARY QUANTITY OF
BRAKE FLUID. CHECK THAT, DURING THE OPERATION,
THERE IS ALWAYS BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR.
BRAK SYS - 224
ATLANTIC 300 i.e.