LUBRICATION,
MAINTENANCE
AND
TUNE-UP
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disconnected. Dirt
ca
n clog the system and
cause
unnecessary wear.
Wat
er
in
the brake fluid
vaporizes at
hi
gh temperature. impairing the hy·
draulic action and reducing the brake's slOpping
ability.
To maintain peak performance. change the brake
fluid as indicated
in
Tab
le 2. To change brake flu-
id. follow the
Bludin
g
Ih
e System procedure
in
®
®
Chapter
Eleven. Continue adding new fluid to
th
e
master cylinders and bleeding out at
the
ca
lipers
until the fluid leaving the caliper is
clean
and free
of
contaminants.
WARNING
Use only brake fluid from a sealed
container
and clearly marked DOT 3
or
DOT 4 (specified for disc brakes).
alher
s may \
'apo
ri
ze and cause brake
failure.
Do
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intermix different
brands or types
of
brake fluid as
lh
ey
may
nOI
be compalibfe. Do
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intermix a sifico
ll
e based (DOT
5)
brake fluid as it
ClllI
c
auSt!
brake
co
mponelZl
(Iamage leading
10
brake
system
failure.
Rear Brake Lining W
ea
r
Indic
at
or
Th
e r
ea
r brake is equipped with a brake lining
wear indicator (
Figure
51). This enables you to
check the brake lining condition without
rem
ov
ing
the rear
wh
eel and brake assembly for
in
spection
purposes.
1.
Apply the r
ear
brake fully.
2.
Ob
serve where the line on the brake c
am
shaft
(A,
Figur
e 52) falls within the embossed
wear
range (B.
Figure
52) on the brake panel.
3.
If
the line falls within this range. the brake
lining thickne
ss
is within speci
fi
cation and does
not require any service.
4.
If
the line
fall
s ou
ts
ide
of
this range (Fig
ur
e 53).
the brake lining
is
worn to the point that it requires
replacement.
5.
If
necessary. repla
ce
the rear brake l
in in
gs as
described under
Re
ar
Drum Brake in
Chapter
Eleven.
Rear Brake Pedal
Height a
nd
Freeplay
Adjustment
The
rear
brake pedal height and freeplay should
be adjusted at the interval listed
in
Table
2.
The
pedal height will change with brake shoe wear. The
top
of
th
e brake pedal should
be
positioned 60 mm
(2.4 in.) above the
topflal
surfa
ce
of
the footpeg
(
Figur
e
54
). The brake pedal freeplay should
be
20·30
mm (0.8-1.2 in.) (
Fig
ur
e 55).
I. Make s
ure
the brake pedal is
in
the at-rest
position.
II
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