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d. Place the other end of the hose into a con-
tainer.
e. Slowly apply the brake several times.
f. Fully pull the brake lever and hold it in posi-
tion.
g. Loosen the bleed screw.
TIP
Loosening the bleed screw will release the pres-
sure and cause the brake lever to contact the
throttle grip or handlebar grip.
h. Tighten the bleed screw and then release the
brake lever.
i. Repeat steps (e) to (h) until all of the air bub-
bles have disappeared from the brake fluid in
the plastic hose.
j. Tighten the bleed screw to specification.
k. Fill the brake fluid reservoir to the proper level
with the specified brake fluid.
Refer to “CHECKING THE BRAKE FLUID
LEVEL” on page 3-13.
WARNING
EWA13110
After bleeding the hydraulic brake system,
check the brake operation.
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EAS30635
CHECKING THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES
The following procedure applies to all of the
brake hoses and brake hose holders.
1. Check:
• Brake hose “1”
Cracks/damage/wear
→
Replace.
2. Check:
• Brake hose holder
Loose
→
Tighten the holder bolt.
3. Hold the vehicle upright and apply the front
brake several times.
4. Check:
• Brake hose
Brake fluid leakage
→
Replace the damaged
hose.
Refer to “FRONT BRAKE” on page 4-39.
EAS30636
CHECKING THE REAR BRAKE HOSE
1. Check:
• Brake hose “1”
Cracks/damage/wear
→
Replace.
2. Check:
• Brake hose holders
Loose connection
→
Tighten the holder bolt.
A. Front
B. Rear
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Front brake caliper bleed screw
5 Nm (0.5 m·kgf, 3.6 ft·lbf)
Rear brake caliper bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m·kgf, 4.3 ft·lbf)
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Summary of Contents for TMAX XP500F 2015
Page 1: ...2015 SERVICE MANUAL XP500F LIT 11616 28 54 2PW 28197 10 ...
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Page 58: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 25 EAS30021 LUBRICATION DIAGRAMS ...
Page 60: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 27 ...
Page 62: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 29 ...
Page 64: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 31 ...
Page 66: ...COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS 2 33 EAS20020 COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS ...
Page 68: ...COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS 2 35 ...
Page 84: ...CABLE ROUTING 2 51 Rear brake top side and left side view ...
Page 86: ...CABLE ROUTING 2 53 Throttle body left side view ...
Page 92: ...CABLE ROUTING 2 59 ...
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Page 183: ...FRONT BRAKE 4 52 Refer to BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM on page 3 15 ...
Page 234: ...SWINGARM 4 103 ...
Page 324: ...TRANSMISSION 5 87 ...
Page 342: ...WATER PUMP 6 17 ...
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Page 371: ...CHARGING SYSTEM 8 14 ...
Page 383: ...SIGNALING SYSTEM 8 26 ...
Page 387: ...COOLING SYSTEM 8 30 ...
Page 419: ...FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM 8 62 ...
Page 423: ...FUEL PUMP SYSTEM 8 66 ...
Page 442: ...ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 8 85 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...
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