2001-2003 Honda TRX500FA Factory Service Manual, Page 253Get this manual
16BRAKE SYSTEM SERVICE INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING BRAKE FLUIO REPLACEMENT AIR BLEEOING FRONT MASTER CYLINDER
16-1 16-2 16-3 16-4
FRONT BRAKE SHOESDRUM FRONT WHEEL CYLINDER BRAKE PANEL REAR BRAKE SHOESDRUM REAR BRAKE PEDAL
16-7 16-10 16-14 16-19
SERVICE INFORMATION
GENERAL
A CAUTION
Frequent inhalation of brake lining dust, rega rdless of ate rial compo sition could be hazardo us yo ur healthAvo id breath ing du st particles Never use an air hose rus 10 cl ean brake assembliesUse an OSHA-approved vacuum clean erA con ta minat ed bra ke ru lining redu ces sto pi ng powerDiscard contaminated li nings and clean contam inated ru wi th hi qua lity brake degreasin agentSpil led brake lu id will severely da mage the plastic pa rts and painted su rfaces It is also harmful to so me ru bbe part sBe carefu wheneve you rem ove the reservoir cap; make su re the reservo ir is horizontal firstNever allow contam inants (din, water, etc.I to get into an ope reservoirOnce the hydra ulic system has been opened, or if th bra ke feels spo ngythe syste ust be bledA lw ays use fresh DOT br ake fluid ro sealed co nt ainer wh en serv icing th systemDo not mi differe nt typ es of flu id as they may not be compatibleAlways ch eck brake perat ion before operat ing the ATV