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B R A K E S
F ro n t b ra k in g s ys te m b le e d in g
T h e b ra kin g s yste m m u st b e b le e d w h e n , d u e to a ir in th e circu it, th e le ve r
stro ke is lo n g a n d sp o n g y.
T o b le e d th e s yste m :
- R e m o ve th e ru b b e r ca p o n th e b le e d in g va lve (1 ).
- A tta ch a cle a r p la stic h o se to th e b le e d in g va lve o n th e b ra ke ca lip e r a n d tu rn
th e o th e r e n d o f th e h o se in to a co n ta in e r (m a ke su re th a t th e e n d o f th e h o se
is su b m e rg e d in b ra ke flu id d u rin g th e e n tire b le e d in g o p e ra tio n ).
- R e m o ve flu id re se rvo ir ca p (2 ), th e ru b b e r a n d fill th e re se rvo ir w ith fre sh
b ra ke flu id .
- O p e n th e b le e d in g va lve a n d p u m p w ith b ra ke le ve r (3 ) se ve ra l tim e s u n til th e
flu id , cle a r a n d w ith o u t b u b b le s, co m e s o u t o f th e h o se : n o w clo se th e
b le e d in g va lve .
- R e sto re th e b ra ke flu id le ve l (A ) th e n re a sse m b le th e ru b b e r a n d th e flu id
re se rvo ir ca p (2 ).
D u rin g th e b le e d o p e ra tio n th e flu id le ve l in s id e th e re s e rvo ir m u s t
n e ve r b e lo w e r th a n th e m in im u m le ve l.
A s th e b ra k in g flu id is a ve ry c o rro s ive s u b s ta n c e , in th e c a s e it
c o m e s in c o n ta c t w ith yo u r e ye s w a s h th e m a b u n d a n tly w ith w a te r.
D u rin g th e b le e d in g o f th e b ra k in g c irc u it k e e p th e h a n d le b a r tu rn e d
le ftw a rd s . T h is is th e w a y to lift p u m p ta n k a n d to m a k e e a s ie r th e
b le e d in g o f th e b ra k in g s ys te m .
A s th e b le e d in g o p e ra tio n d o e s n o t fu lly e lim in a te th e a ir in s id e th e
c irc u it, th e s m a ll q u a n tity o f a ir re m a in in g in s id e w ill b e e lim in a te d
a fte r a s h o rt tim e o f u s e o f th e b ra k e . In th is c a s e h o w e ve r, th e a c tio n
o f th e le ve r w ill b e h a rd e r a n d th e s tro k e s h o rte r.
S h o u ld th e m o to rc yc le , d u e to a fa ll d u rin g a c o m p e titio n o r s h o p
re p a irs , s h o w so m e e la s tic ity o f th e b ra k e le ve r s tro k e , w ith a s u b s e -
q u e n t b ra k in g e ffic ie n c y d e c re a s e , yo u ll to re p e a t th e c irc u it b le e d in g
a s a b o ve d e s c rib e d .
B le e d in g va lve tig h te n in g to rq u e : 1 2 ÷1 6 N m / 1 ,2 ÷1 ,6 K g m / 8 .7 ÷1 1 .6 ftlb