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Maintenance and checks
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Rear brake
Note
For replacements, refer to the table on page 71,
using the lubricants recommended on page 53.
BLEEDINGTHE FRONTBRAKE
To bleed the air from the front brake sy
-
stem, follow the steps below:
- Remove the rubber cap (A) from the ble
-
ed-nipple (B).
Take off the clutch fluid reservoir cover.
- Fit one end of a small transparent tube
over the bleed-nipple (B), and insert the
other end into a container.
- Pump 2/3 times with the lever and hold
the lever in.
- Unscrew the bleed-nipple, allowing the
fluid to flow through the tube.
- Reclose the bleed-nipple and release the
lever.
- If you can see air bubbles through the
tube, repeat the above operations until
the fluid that comes out is free of air.
Note
During this operation it is important that you top
up the master-cylinder reservoir continually, to
compensate for the fluid which has been pum
-
ped out.
- Remove the small tube.
- Refit the rubber cap.
Note
Handle brake fluid with care: being corrosive,
it can damage painted or plastic parts irrepa
-
rably.
B
A
Warning
If you notice softness in the lever, there
could be an air bubble in the system. In
this case, bleed the rear brake system.
Alternatively, contact your dealer imme -
diately.
Check the level of the brake fl uid through
sight
A
. The level of the fl uid should never
fall below the mark in the sight.
To restore the level of the brake fl uid,
unscrew cap
B
and pour in brake fl uid
(BARDAHL BRAKE FLUID DOT 4) until the
level reaches the mark in sight
A
.