Malaguti SPIDER MAX GT 500, Service Manual, Page: 54 / 104

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SPIDER MAX 500 - EURO 3
F. 34
BRAKING SYSTEM BLEEDING
A) INTEGRAL SYSTEM
Put the vehicle on firm and level ground.
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• Remove the cover of the oil pump tank (left-hand side),
releasing the two screws, so as to top up the liquid.
NOTE - The left brake lever allows the front right brake
calliper and the rear brake calliper to be controlled
interlockedly at the same time.
To bleed the circuit of the integral system, first
bleed the rear brake calliper.
• Fill in the left brake liquid tank up to the maximum level.
• Remove the rubber cap (A) from the bleed screw (B) and
fit the rubber hose to collect the brake liquid.
• Operating the left brake lever, charge and pressurise.
• Keeping the left brake lever operating, slacken the bleed
screw to let the air out. Then, tighten the bleed screw (B).
• Repeat the operation until only brake liquid is let out of
rubber hose.
• These operations should be repeated for the front right
calliper.
• Restore the level of the brake liquid in the sump.
During the bleeding, avoid the contact
between the brake liquid and the bodywork, to
avoid damages. Moreover, during the bleeding of the
brake callipers, avoid the contact between the liquid
and the brake discs or the brake pads. Failure to
observe this rule may affect the functions and the
efficiency of the braking system. If, during the
bleeding, more air would come out, check all of the
couplings: if they do not show any malfunctioning,
look for the entrance of the air in the different seals
of the pump and in the pistons of the calliper.
During this operation, oil may leak from the bleed
screw on the calliper and on the disc: if so, carefully
dry the calliper and degrease the disc.
CHECK THE LEVEL OF THE BRAKE LIQUID
(S/B - P. 20).
B) FRONT LEFT CALLIPER
• To bleed the front left calliper, operate the right brake
lever.
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