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CHK
ADJ
BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM/
CLEANING THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT
i. Repeat steps (e) to (h) until all of the air
bubbles have disappeared from the clutch
fluid in the plastic hose.
j. Tighten the bleed screw to specification.
k. Add the recommended clutch fluid to the
proper level.
Refer to “CHECKING THE CLUTCH FLUID
LEVEL”.
WARNING
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After bleeding the hydraulic clutch system,
check the clutch operation.
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Bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m • kg)
EAS00086
CLEANING THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT
1. Remove:
• top cover
2. Remove:
• air filter case cover
1
• air filter element
3. Clean:
• air filter element
Apply compressed air to the outer surface
of the air filter element.
4. Check:
• air filter element
Damage
→
Replace.
5. Install:
• air filter element
• air filter case cover
CAUTION:
@
Never operate the engine without the air fil-
ter element installed. Unfiltered air will
cause rapid wear of engine parts and may
damage the engine. Operating the engine
without the air filter element will also affect
the carburetor tuning, leading to poor
engine performance and possible overheat-
ing.
Summary of Contents for VMX12 2001
Page 1: ...VMX12 2001 3LRD AE1 SERVICEMANUAL ...
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Page 9: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
Page 11: ...GEN INFO ...
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Page 22: ...SPEC 2 ...
Page 24: ...SPEC ...
Page 52: ...2 28 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Camshaft 2 Main gallery 3 Crankshaft 4 Oil level switch ...
Page 54: ...2 30 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Crankshaft 2 Oil pipe 3 Oil filter ...
Page 65: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
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Page 126: ...ENG 4 ...
Page 130: ...ENG ...
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Page 237: ...COOL 5 ...
Page 239: ...COOL ...
Page 258: ...CARB 6 ...
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Page 273: ...CHAS 7 ...
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Page 390: ...ELEC 8 ...
Page 396: ...8 4 ELEC SWITCHES ...
Page 417: ...8 25 ELEC STARTER MOTOR 3 Install O rings 1 bolts 2 New T R 5 Nm 0 5 m kg ...
Page 445: ...TRBL SHTG 9 ...