APRILIA ATLANTIC 500, Workshop Manual

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Routine maintenance operations
chap. 2
Release 00 2002-09
2-21
Atlantic 500
2
Unscrew and remove the three screws (7).
Remove the rear brake caliper (8) from the plate (9)
with relevant cable gland.
Position the rear brake caliper (8) so that the bleeder
nipple (10) is in the highest position.
Suck out the oil from the bleeder nipple (10) of the
rear brake caliper (10) using the specific equipment
(6), and unscrewing the bleeder nut (10) by half a
turn.
Top up the oil in the brake fluid tank (2) approx. 2-3
times.
Never completely empty the oil from the fluid tank
(2) in order to prevent air from entering the sys-
tem.
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CAUTION
Proceed to refit the rear brake caliper.
Remove the front outer shield see (REMOVING THE
FRONT OUTER SHIELD).
Suck out the oil from the bleeder nipple (11) of the
delaying device (12) using the specific equipment and
unscrewing the bleeder nut (11) by half a turn.
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Pull the brake lever until air bubbles begin to come up
in the tank.
Refit the cover (3) of the brake fluid tank (2).
Refit the front outer shield, see (REMOVING THE
FRONT OUTER SHIELD).
NOTE
Repeat the bleeding operations if braking
functions are not sufficient.