,
.
HONDA
HYDRAULIC
DISC
BRAKE
CB400T
BRAKE
FLUB0
NPLACEMBEMT/AIR
BLEEDING
Check the fluid level with the fluid reservoir
parallel with the ground.
BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR
when operating the brake lever.
Failure to do so will allow brake
fluid
to squirt out of the reservoir
during brake lever operation.
Avoid spilling fluid on painted sur-
faces. Place a rag over the fuel tank
BRAKE
FLUID
DRAINING
Loosen the caliper bleeder valve and pump
the brake lever.
BRAKE FLUID DOT
3
Stop operating the lever when no fluid flows
out of the bleeder valve.
BRAKE
FLUID
FILLING
Do not mix different brands of fluid
Close the
blseder valve, fill the reservoir,
and install the diaphragm.
To prevent piston overtravel and brake fluid
seepage, keep
a
20
mm space to the handlebar
grip when bleeding the front brake system.
Pump up the system pressure with the lever
until there are no air bubbles in the fluid
flowing out of the reservoir small hole (until
lever resistance
is
felt).
AIR BLEEDING
Check the fluid level often while bleed-
ing the brake, to prevent air from being
pumped into the system.
i"'
Pull the brake lever all the way back to the
handlebar grip. Loosen the bleeder valve
about
112
turn, and retighten.
NOTE
Do not release the lever until the
NEVER REUSE
bleeder valve has been closed.
Release the lever gradually and wait several
sewnds after
it
reaches the end of
its
travel.
Repeat the above steps until there are no air bubbles in the fluid flowing out of the bleeder valve.
Fill the reservoir to the UPPER FLUID LEVEL.
C
d
disc with agood quality degreasing
14-2
Date of Issue: September,
1977
@
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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