Service Manual 59
Master Cylinder
These instructions apply to both the Front (left) and Rear
(right) Master Cylinders.
Tools Required: 5 mm hex wrench
14 mm socket wrench
Digital level
Torque wrench
Removal
1. Make sure the SE-3 Patroller is powered off,
unplugged, and the parking brake is engaged.
2. Drain the brake fluid out of the brake line.
See page 53.
3. Using a 14 mm socket wrench, remove the Banjo Bolt
on the Master Cylinder. See Figure 78.
4. Using a 5 mm hex wrench, remove the two fasteners
on the Master Cylinder. See Figure 79.
5. Pull the Master Cylinder off of the handlebar.
Installation
1. Make sure the SE-3 Patroller is powered off,
unplugged, and the parking brake is engaged.
2. Orient the Master Cylinder on the handlebar.
3. Using a 5 mm hex wrench, install the clamp holding
the Master Cylinder to the handlebar.
4. Using a digital level, orient the Master Cylinder so
that it is 11.5° off of horizontal, with the handlebar
tipped downward. See Figure 80.
Torque to 10 N-m (7.4 ft-lbf).
5. Using a 14 mm socket wrench, install the Banjo Bolt
onto the Master Cylinder. See Figure 75.
Torque to 28.5 N-m (21.0 ft-lbf).
CAUTION!
Always use new crush washers when attaching a
Banjo Bolt to any component. Used crush washers
may leak, causing a reduction in braking force.
6. Install brake fluid and bleed the brake line
(see page 54).
7. Peform post-service tests (page 127).
Figure 78: Master Cylinder
Figure 79: Master Cylinder Fasteners
Banjo Bolt
28.5 N-m (21.0 ft-lbf)
Figure 80: Aligning the Master Cylinder
LOWER
Fasteners
10 N-m (7.4 ft-lbf)
Brakes