Front Brake - Honda VFR800F 2014 Service Manual

HYDRAULIC BRAKE
Do not release the
brake lever
or
pedal
until the bleed
valve
has been clased,
For front brake:
For rear brake:
Take care to not
allow fluid
to
spill
from the reseruoir.
lf a
brake bleeder
is
not
available,
use the
following
procedure.
Connect a bleed hose to
the
bleed valve.
Pump up the system
pressure
with
the
brake
lever/
pedal until the lever/pedal resistance
is felt.
1.
Squeeze the
brake lever or
depress the brake pedal
all
the way and
loosen the bleed valve
114
of a turn.
Wait several seconds and then
close
it.
2.
Release
the
brake lever/pedal slowly and
wait
several seconds after it reaches the end
of
its travel.
3.
Repeat
the steps
1
and
2
until there are no
air
bubbles
in
the bleed hose.
After
bleeding the
system completely,
tighten the
bleed
valve to the specified torque.
TORQUE:
Front
brake
caliper
bleed valve:
8.0 N.m
(0.8
kgf.m,5.9 lbf.ft)
Rear brake
caliper
bleed valve:
5.4 N.m (0.6 kgf.m,4.0 tbf.ft)
Fill the
reservoir
to the
upper level line
with DOT
4
brake fluid.
lnstall the diaphragm,
set plate, and reservoir cap
and
tighten the
screws to the specified torque.
TORQUE:
1.5 N.m (0.2 kgf.m,
1.1
lbf.ft)
Carefully remove the
reservoir
[1] from the frame
by
removing the
bolt
[2].
lnstall the diaphragm,
set
plate,
and
reservoir cap
[3]
and tighten the screws
[4]
to the
specified torque.
TORQUE:
1.5 N.m (0.2 kgf.m,
1.1
lbf.ft)
lnstall the
reservoir, aligning the
locating
pin with
the
hole and tighten the
bolt.
TORQUE:
10 N.m (1.0
kgf.m,7lbf.ft)
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