Air Bleeding - Honda SH300 2006 Manual

If the brake bleeder is not available, perform the fol-
lowing procedure:
Fill the reservoir with DOT 4 brake fluid from a
sealed container.
Operate the rear brake lever several times to bleed
Check the fluid level
air from the master cylinder.
often while bleed-
ing the brakes to
prevent air from
being pumped into
the system.
Connect a bleed hose to the bleed valve and bleed
the system as follows:
1. Pump the rear brake lever several (5-10) times,
Do not release the
then squeeze the rear brake lever all the way and
brake lever until the
loosen the bleed valve 1/4 of a turn. Wait several
bleed valve has
seconds and then close the bleed valve.
been closed.
2. Release the rear brake lever slowly until the
breed valve has been closed.
3. Repeat the steps 1 and 2 until fluid flows out
from the bleed valve.
• It is not a problem if the fluid flowing out from
the lower bleed valve contains air bubbles
because the lines will be bled in later steps.
Connect a bleed hose to the rear caliper bleed valve.
Repeat step for rear caliper bleed valve.
Next perform the air bleeding from the system.

AIR BLEEDING

Connect a bleed hose to the rear caliper bleed valve
and bleed the system as follows:
1. Pump the rear brake lever several (5-10) times,
Do not release the
then squeeze the rear brake lever all the way and
brake lever until the
loosen the bleed valve 1/4 of a turn. Wait several
bleed valve has
seconds and then close the bleed valve.
been closed.
2. Release the rear brake lever slowly until the
breed valve has been closed.
3. Repeat the steps 1 and 2 until there are no air
bubbles in the bleed hose.
HYDRAULIC BRAKE
REAR BRAKE LEVER
FRONT LOWER
BLEED VALVE
REAR BLEED VALVE
REAR BLEED VALVE
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