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Component Bleeding: Bleeding

NOTE: If the fluid is spilled on the paintwork, the affected area must be immediately washed down with cold water.

Master Cylinder 

NOTE: When a new brake master cylinder has been installed, it should be primed to prevent air from entering the system.
  1. NOTE: Make sure the area around the master cylinder cap is clean and free of foreign material.
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  2. Fill the reservoir with clean, specified brake fluid.

    Refer to: SPECIFICATIONS .

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  4. Use the General Equipment: Master Cylinder Bleeding Set
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  5. Have an assistant pump the brake pedal slowly until clear bubble free fluid flows from the brake tubes.
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  6. Remove the General Equipment: Master Cylinder Bleeding Set
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  7. Tighten the brake tube fittings.

    Refer to: SPECIFICATIONS .

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  8. Fill the reservoir with clean, specified brake fluid.

    Refer to: SPECIFICATIONS .

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  9. Refer to: BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE BLEEDING .

    Brake Caliper, Wheel Cylinder, Brake Hose or Brake Tube 

  10. NOTE: Pressure bleeding the brake system is required anytime a hydraulic brake system component has been disconnected.

    Refer to: BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE BLEEDING .