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YETI SNOWMX USER MANUAL
** 120SS model only
**
BRAKE LINE HOOKUP & BLEEDING
IMPORTANT
: To perform the following steps, use a
new bottle of brake fluid that meets the bike
manufacturer’s specifications.
• Insert the clear plastic tube at the end of the
medical syringe. These two items are included in
the common parts box shipped with your YETI.
• Open the brake caliper’s bleeder check valve
about ½ turn and push the other end of the
plastic tube on the bleeder valve.
• Position the new fluid bottle securely at
handlebar level. Submerge end of brake line in
brake fluid.
NOTE: There must not be any loop in the brake line.
Keep it in an uphill position during the next step.
IMPORTANT
:
In the next step, the brake line end
must be submerged continuously in fluid.
• Pull on the syringe to fill the line and brake
caliper.
• Once brake fluid has started filling the syringe,
give it a pull to fill it completely. Then close the
bleeder check valve on the brake caliper.
• Remove end of plastic tube from bleeder valve.
NOTE: Squeeze the new brake fluid contained in the
syringe back into the brake fluid bottle.
• Remove end of brake line from brake fluid bottle.
and keep it in an upward position.
** 120SS model only
**
IMPORTANT
: During the next steps, keep the end
of the brake line in an upward position to avoid
formation of air pockets in your primed brake line.
• Remove banjo bolt and rubber grommet inserted
temporarily during front brake disassembly.
• Insert banjo bolt (
1
) in end of brake line (
2
)
making sure to install the copper crush washers
(
3
) against both sides of the brake line banjo end.
See Figure 32.
Figure 32
• Engage by hand banjo bolt / brake line / crush
washers assembly in the bike’s master cylinder.
Then tighten banjo bolt to the manufacturer’s
torque specifications.
BRAKE LINE BLEEDING (ALL MODELS)
• Remove the master cylinder cover.
• Top off master cylinder reservoir with the same
new fluid used to prime your brake line.
• SLOWLY wiggle front brake lever in small
increments of ¼ - ½ lever travel at first. Pull lever
until there are no more air bubbles in brake fluid.
WARNING
Do not mix brake fluid types or grades. Some are
not compatible. Using the wrong type or mixing
incompatible fluids may cause loss or
inadequate breaking which may result in serious
injury or even death.
WARNING
Apply the recommended torque to banjo bolt in
master cylinder. Inadequate tightening of banjo
bolt may cause loss or faulty breaking which may
result in serious injury or even death.
