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REVERB Remote Hose Replacement and System Bleed
This service guide covers the steps to replace the Reverb remote hose and perform a bleed of the Reverb system.
IMPORTANT:
You must perform a system bleed any time you replace the remote hose.
TOOLS NEEDED FOR SERVICE
HOSE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM BLEED
Safety glasses
Nitrile gloves
6 mm open end wrench
Needle nose or slip joint pliers
Sharp utility knife
Cable cutter
High quality hydraulic hose cutter
Safety glasses
Nitrile gloves
Reverb Bleed Kit
Clean, lint free rag
IMPORTANT:
Do not use Avid Hydraulic Disc Brake bleed tools or any other bleed kit that specifies DOT fluid. Any DOT fluid that contaminates the Reverb system will damage the product. In
addition, suspension fluid will damage any DOT specific brake bleed tools.
HOSE REPLACEMENT
When replacing the remote hose, you will need to determine the final length of the hose prior to installing it. Determine where you need to cut the new remote hose by routing it
from the remote assembly to the seatpost while the seatpost is in the fully extended position. Make sure to leave a gentle bend at both the remote and the seatpost and account for
handlebar rotation.
If you are unable to extend the seatpost to its full height, use the old hose length as a guide to determine the new hose length.
Push the remote actuator to extend the seatpost to its full height.1.
Clamp the bicycle into a bike stand.
To clamp a Reverb equipped bicycle into a bike stand, loosen the seatpost binder bolt/quick release at the frame. Raise
the seatpost to the Minimum Insertion line then tighten the seatpost binder bolt/quick release to the frame manufacturer’s
recommendation. Do not exceed 6.7 N·m (60 in-lb).
Important: clamp the seatpost into the bike stand just below the top cap. Do not clamp the seatpost by the top
cap or allow the hose to be clamped as this may damage the seatpost.
Turn the speed adjuster on the remote counter-clockwise to the 3. Full Slow position (this is opposite the direction of the
arrow printed on the speed adjuster).
Orient the bike so that the remote assembly is higher than the top of the saddle. 4.
Re-tighten the clamp bolt just enough to prevent the remote assembly from rotating on the handlebar.
6.
Use a cable cutter to cut the remote hose approximately 1" (one inch) from the remote assembly. 7.
Allow any oil to drain into the oil pan.
A - Remote hose
B - Minimum insertion line
C - Top Cap
D - Remote assembly
E - Actuator
F - Speed adjuster
G - Bleed port/bleed screw
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A
B
D
E
F
G
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