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Bleeding Wheel Cylinders .
CAUTIO N
Air-hydraulic cylinder must be bled before bleedin g
wheel cylinders or brakes will not work properly .
NOT E
When a brake line has been taken off at only one
wheel, bleed the wheel cylinder at that wheel only .
When all wheel cylinders must be bled, start wit h
wheel cylinder farthest away from master cylinder .
FRAME 1
1 .
Connect bleeding tank to master cylinder. Refer to para 13-15a .
2 .
Using clean cloth, clean bleeding screw (1) .
3 .
Put one end of bleeding hose (2) on bleeding screw (1) .
4 .
Put other end of bleeding hose (2) into transparent container (3). Pu t
hydraulic fluid into container (3) until container is 1/2 full. Make sur e
that end of bleeding hose is below level of fluid in container .
GO TO FRAME 2
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