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Air Bleeding

  1. Jack up the vehicle and support it with a safety stands.
    CAUTION: The brake fluid reservoir must be kept 3/4 full during air bleeding.
  2. Remove the bleeder cap and attach a vinyl hose to the bleeder plug.
  3. Place the other end of the vinyl tube in a clear container.
  4. One person should depress the brake pedal a few times, and then hold it in the depressed position.
  5. A second person should loosen the bleeder screw, drain out the fluid, and retighten the screw with the SST  .
    Fig 1: Bleeding Brake Lines (1 Of 2)
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    CAUTION: Be sure the pedal remains depressed until the bleed screw is tightened.
  6. Repeat steps  4 and  5 until no air bubbles are seen.
    Fig 2: Bleeding Brake Lines (2 Of 2)
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  7. Check for the correct brake operation.
  8. Verify that there is no fluid leakage. Clean away any spilled fluid with rags.
  9. After bleeding the air, add a brake fluid to the reservoir up to the specified level.

    Tightening torque: 5.9~8.8 N.m (60~90 kg-cm, 52~78 lb-in) 

    NOTE: Air bleeding must be started from the bleeder screw furthest from the master cylinder.
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