PIAGGIO PORTER 1.3 16V 2008, Service Manual

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Brake
Brake pedal
Brake pipe
Perform the following checks:
1 . Hoses and pipes: damage, wear, cracks
2 . Hoses: deformation or swelling
3 . Pipes: corrosion or swelling
4 . Connections: fluid leaks
5 . Pipe clamps: tightening
6 . Hoses: excessive bending, twisting or traction
KEY:
1 . Cracking
2 . Wear
3 . Twisting
4 . Swelling
Empty travel
Stop the engine and push the brake pedal at least
ten times.
Measure pedal clearance A , starting from the neu-
tral position up to the point in which there is resist-
ance.
Characteristic
Pedal clearance A:
2 ÷ 7 mm
Position wedges under the wheels. Place the gear
in neutral. With the engine at idle speed, releasing
the handbrake lever, push the brake pedal with a
force equal to 490 N (50 kgf). Measure distance
B between the point in which the pedal stops and
the bodywork bottom.
Characteristic
Travel B:
beyond 85 mm
PORTER 1.3 16V
Braking system
BS - 611