Hello, John Talley here with Partzilla.com. Seems we've been having
trouble with our break light on our 2007 Yamaha Grizzly YFM 700. Really not that
tough to dig into, let's go over look at the tools in the parts that we might
need and then we'll dive into it.
Guys this is gonna be a really simple skill level one. List of tools? Really
short. Just a 10 and a 14 millimeter socket. Beyond that, a good test light. Now,
if you would, reference our exploded parts diagrams. That way if you need more
than just the bulb and maybe your housing is cracked, that'll show you
which one you need to pick up. So once you've got your tools and your parts
together, we can jump over there and I can show you how to do it. So let's go.
Alright guys, before we dive into this, I want to show you exactly what's
happening on this machine. On the tail light slash brake light it is actually
what they call a dual filament setup. So in other words, it has two circuits
actually working through one bulb. So, when we flip the ignition switch on and
then turn on the headlights, BAM there it is.
That side works. Now, when we reach over and push the brake, there's nothing there.
So the first thing we need to do is pop that front section and make sure our
fuses are okay. So let's go get the electrical circuits exposed, let's pull this
cover, slide it out, and what we're after is this use box over here to the right.
It just has this cover on it and actually this cover should be attached
at these two points. Somebody in their infinite wisdom decided they wanted to
cut it off. But what you're looking for is the signal fuse and it's a 5 amp
which is gonna be an orange color. This is a second one from the back. So turn
our unit on. Power. Power on both sides. So our signaling fuse is good to go and
while we're up here, show you a little trick. The switch that activates the
circuit is actually right here and that is either activated by this lever or a
cable that's run from the actual brake pedal. So we put our test light right
here. Pull it in, light it up. Alright with those two tests,
I think there's a 99% chance it's going to be the bulb itself. So, to get to the
light housing we actually need to remove the rack
and the mount associated with it. So let's get our seat out of the way and
then we're gonna have four 14 millimeter bolts. Gonna be two up here at the front
a couple more down at the bottom of the frame. And then there'll be two ten
millimeters on either side coming up through the plastic. Alright let's see
if she'll lift off now. There we go. Next, pull these two little plastic
rivets up front. This will just lift right off. There's a couple of snaps on
either side. Just want to push in with a blade screwdriver, lift those out, and
she'll lift out. These are the clips you have to push in on to get it to release
on either side. Not so much clips as protrusions. Guess what? We're finally
there now. So before we pull the bulb holder, let's see if we're actually
getting power back to it. It's gonna be the yellow wire.
Flip it on. Hit our brakes. Yep. So I think we're actually gonna see a burnt
filament inside there. Now let's get that bulb holder out. Just turn it
counterclockwise and then pull out. I can see both of the filaments but they're so
small I can't see it if one of them is broken. But, I've got a new bulb. Let me grab it,
I'll pop it in, see what happens. I'm actually gonna put on a glove to do this
because I do not want to get any of the oil from my fingers on the bulb. She's in
place. Let's go ahead and pop it back in
and see what we've got. Flip it on, hit our brakes. Voila. Now all we
need to do is put it back together.
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