15 BRAKE SYSTEM 94
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– Stand the vehicle upright.
– Remove screw cap 1 with membrane 2.
– Press the brake caliper by hand onto the brake disc in order to retract the brake
piston. Ensure that brake fluid does not flow out of the brake fluid reservoir,
extracting it by suction if it does.
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Make sure when pushing back the brake piston that you do not press the
brake caliper against the spokes.
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– Remove cotter pin 3, remove pin 4 toward the left by striking it, and remove the
brake linings.
– Clean brake caliper and brake caliper support.
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– Check that leaf spring 5 in the brake caliper and sliding plate 6 in the brake
caliper support are seated correctly.
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– Insert the brake linings, insert the pin, and mount the cotter pin.
– Operate the foot brake lever repeatedly until the brake linings are in contact with
the brake disc and there is a pressure point.
– Adjust the brake fluid level to the MAX mark.
Brake fluid DOT 4 / DOT 5.1 ( p. 210)
– Mount the screw cap with the membrane.
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Clean up overflowed or spilt brake fluid immediately with water.
15.10 Checking the free travel of foot brake lever
Warning
Danger of accidents Brake system failure.
– If there is no free travel on the foot brake lever, pressure builds up on the rear brake circuit. The rear brake can fail due to
overheating. Adjust the free travel on foot brake lever according to specifications.
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– Move the foot brake lever back and forth between the end stop and the contact to
the foot brake cylinder piston and check free travel A.
Guideline
Free travel at foot brake lever 3… 5 mm (0.12… 0.2 in)
Info
You will know that contact has been made with the foot brake cylinder pis-
ton when there is increased resistance when you activate the foot brake
lever.
» If the free travel does not meet specifications:
– Adjust the basic position of the foot brake lever. ( p. 95)
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