CRF450L 2020 User Manual

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124 Servicing Your Honda

Brakes

Adding Front Brake Fluid

NOTICE

Spilled brake fluid will severely damage painted

surfaces. It is also harmful to some rubber parts.

Be careful whenever you remove the reservoir

cap; make sure the reservoir is horizontal first.

•Always use fresh DOT 4 brake fluid from a

sealed container when servicing the system.

Do not mix different types of fluid, they may

not be compatible.

•The recommended brake fluid is Honda DOT 4

Brake Fluid or an equivalent.

1. Remove the front brake reservoir cap screws

(1), reservoir cap (2), set plate (3) and

diaphragm (4).

2. Fill the reservoir with DOT 4 brake fluid to the

upper level mark (5). Do not overfill.

3. Install the diaphragm and reservoir cap.

4. Tighten the front brake reservoir cap screws to

the specified torque:

0.7 lbf·ft (1.0 N·m, 0.1 kgf·m)

Adding Rear Brake Fluid

NOTICE

Spilled brake fluid will severely damage painted

surfaces. It is also harmful to some rubber parts.

Be careful whenever you remove the reservoir

cap; make sure the reservoir is horizontal first.

•Always use fresh DOT 4 brake fluid from a

sealed container when servicing the system.

Do not mix different types of fluid, they may

not be compatible.

•The recommended brake fluid is Honda DOT 4

Brake Fluid or an equivalent.

1. Remove the rear brake reservoir cap bolts (1),

reservoir cap (2), set plate (3) and diaphragm

(4).

2. Fill the reservoir with DOT 4 brake fluid to the

upper level mark (5). Do not overfill.

3. Install the diaphragm, set plate and reservoir

cap.

4. Tighten the rear brake reservoir cap bolts to the

specified torque:

0.7 lbf·ft (1.0 N·m, 0.1 kgf·m)

WARNING

Clean filler cap before removing. Use only

DOT 4 fluid from a sealed container.

(1) front brake reservoir cap screws

(2) reservoir cap

(3) set plate

(4) diaphragm

(5) upper level mark