PEUGEOT 504 Series 1970 Workshop Manual page 401

BRAKES
BLEEDING AND ADJUSTING
BLEEDING
WARNING
NOTE THE FOi l.OW/\'G ni'O CO.\'DIT/0,\'S
I) Bleeding : - 50.f wirh rear drum brakes.
- 50 ../ with reur disc bra/\e~ wizen the rear wheel cylmi.Jt•rs hare not been dramed.
Z) Topping-up and Bleeding : 504 wllh rt•ar disc brakes, whl'll rep/ac/llJ! a caliper or after. dram ancl r<•fill.
IMPORTANT - Use only the following brake fluids :
Lockheed 55
Nafic FN3
Peugeot
These
fluids can
be
admixed
in
any proportions.
Procedure
for
bleeding
(valid in 111
cases)
- Ensure there is sufficient level
of fluid 111
the reservoir.
- Release the handbrake.
- Press firmly on the brake pedal
- SI cken the bleed screw of the appropriate cylmd r.
- Hold brake pedal in fully depressed pos111on.
Tiqhten
the
bleed screw.
Release pedal, slowly.
Repeat operation until fluid 1s free of air bubb es.
1) BLEEDING
- Vehicle at rest on wheels.
- Bleed each wheel cylinder
in
accordance with the
foregoing instructions.
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