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CHK
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BLEEDING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM
5. Bleed:
• hydraulic brake system
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a. Fill the brake fluid reservoir to the
proper level with the recommended
brake fluid.
b. Install the brake fluid reservoir dia-
phragm.
c. Connect a clear plastic hose
1
tightly
to the bleed screw
2
.
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Front brake
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Rear brake
d. Place the other end of the hose into a
container.
e. Slowly apply the brake several times.
f. Fully squeeze the brake lever or fully
depress the brake pedal and hold it in
position.
g. Loosen the bleed screw.
NOTE:
Loosening the bleed screw will release
the pressure and cause the brake lever
to contact the throttle grip or the brake
pedal to fully extend.
h. Tighten the bleed screw and then
release the brake lever or brake
pedal.
i. Repeat steps (e) to (h) until all of the
air bubbles have disappeared from
the brake fluid in the plastic hose.
j. Tighten the bleed screw to specifica-
tion.
k. Fill the brake fluid reservoir to the
proper level with the recommended
brake fluid.
Refer to “CHECKING THE BRAKE
FLUID LEVEL”.
WARNING
WARNING
After bleeding the hydraulic brake sys-
tem, check the brake operation.
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Bleed screw
6 Nm (0.6 m • kg)
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Summary of Contents for YZF-R1 1998
Page 1: ...SERVICEMANUAL YZF R1 4XV1 AE1 98 ...
Page 7: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
Page 9: ...GEN INFO ...
Page 18: ...SPEC 2 ...
Page 20: ...SPEC ...
Page 41: ...2 21 SPEC Crankcase tightening sequence TIGHTENING TORQUES ...
Page 46: ...2 26 SPEC 1 Exhaust camshaft 2 Intake camshaft 3 Oil filter OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 47: ...2 27 SPEC 1 Cylinder head 2 Crankshaft OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 48: ...2 28 SPEC 1 Main axle 2 Oil delivery pipe 3 Drive axle OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 50: ...2 30 SPEC 1 Thermostat housing 2 Water pump 3 Radiator 4 Radiator fan OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 51: ...2 31 SPEC 1 Radiator cap 2 Thermostat 3 Thermostat housing 4 Water pump OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 52: ...2 32 SPEC 1 Radiator 2 Thermo switch 3 Temperature sender OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 64: ...2 44 SPEC ...
Page 65: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
Page 134: ...ENG 4 ...
Page 224: ...4 88 ENG ...
Page 225: ...COOL 5 ...
Page 227: ...COOL ...
Page 245: ...5 18 COOL ...
Page 246: ...CARB 6 ...
Page 248: ...CARB ...
Page 264: ...6 16 CARB ...
Page 265: ...CHAS 7 ...
Page 344: ...ELEC 8 ...
Page 408: ...8 62 ELEC ...
Page 409: ...TRBL SHTG 9 ...
Page 417: ...9 6 TRBL SHTG ...