Brake Fluid: Bleeding
Brake Fluid: Bleeding
Brake Fluid: Bleeding
BRAKE FLUID
320YH–01
BLEEDING
HINT:
If any work is performed on the brake system or if air in the brake lines is suspected, bleed the air out of the
brake system.
NOTICE:
Wash the brake fluid off immediately if it adheres to any painted surfaces.
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(c) Cover off the outer holes with your fingers, and release
the brake pedal.
(d) Using SST, Repeat (b) and (c) 3 or 4 times.
(e) Connect the brake lines from the master cylinder.
SST 09023–00100
Torque: 15 N⋅m (155 kgf⋅cm, 11 ft⋅lbf)
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(e) Repeat the above procedure to bleed the air out of the
brake line for each wheel.
4. BLEED BRAKE ACTUATOR
NOTICE:
After performing the usual air bleeding in the brake system,
if the height or feel of the brake pedal cannot be obtained,
perform air bleeding in the VSC actuator assy with the
hand–held tester by following the procedures below.
(a) Depress the brake pedal more than 20 times with the en-
gine off.
(b) Connect the hand–held tester to the DLC3, then turn the
Hand–held Tester
ignition switch ON.
NOTICE:
Do not start the engine.
(c) Select ”AIR BLEEDING” on the hand–held tester.
HINT:
Please refer to the Hand–Held Tester Operator’s Manual for fur-
ther details.
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crease” on the hand–held tester display.
NOTICE:
Perform the air bleeding by following the steps dis-
played on the hand–held tester.
Make sure that the brake fluid in the master cylinder
reservoir tank does not become empty.
(1) Connect the vinyl tube to either one of the bleeder
plugs.
(g) Bleed the air out of the requiar brake line again in ”Step4:
Increase” on the hand–held tester display.
NOTICE:
Perform air bleeding by following the stepsdisplayed
on the hand–held tester.
Make sure that the brake fluid in the master cylinder
reservoir tank does not become empty.
(1) Connect the vinyl tube to either one of the bleeder
plugs.
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