OEM Parts Kawasaki Switch, Brake, Pressure

Kawasaki - Switch, Brake, Pressure - 27010-Y016

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Brand New, Genuine Kawasaki Part

Manufacturer Part#

27010-Y016

Item Number

OEM2206556

$85.15 MSRP $93.00

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Installation Instructions and Repair Stories

Jay from Parker, CO Tuesday, May 6, 2025

My Kawasaki Mule Pro MX would no longer start while in gear . I tracked it down to this switch which does not just control brake lights. This switch also controls safety features similar to your car. When working properly this tells the UTV the brake is being pushed and it is ok to allow ignition to start UTV.

This is a hydraulic switch not a mechanical switch attached to the pedal. The switch is inserted through both brake lines directly into the master cylinder. On this UTV the master cylinder ( brake fluid fill reservoir) is directly attached to the brake pedal. It can be found directly on the other side of the firewall. Due to being in the wheel well basically, this was extremely easy to access and did not require removing any other parts of the UTV to access. Total win.

I did loose a quarter cup of brake fluid while changing the part. which primarily works its way down to the tire and pooled on my leg which was against tire. Cardboard box directly under the location of master cylinder only caught a few drops .

There are three washers. One placed between each hose connection. Don’t loose them. Probably they should have been replaced when I installed new switch since they act like an oil drain plug washer. I did not and don’t seem to have any leaks.
I unscrewed the switch using a wrench. Best to unplug from electrical before unscrewing otherwise the wire will twist and fight you trying to unscrew. Unplugging from wire harness was harder than replacing switch . Harness plug is on passenger side and it is zip tied onto a brake line. Cut the zip tie first.

Once installed bleed to the brake line. I had a fair amount of air. Although I could still brake the pedal was as suspected pretty squishy.

20 minute repair . Wrench , wire cutter ( for zip tie) and flathead screw driver for the wire harness connector lock.

I’m mechanically inclined but not a pull the engine and work on it type. Large repairs go to the shop. That hopefully gives a good idea on skill set needed.

The fact that I had to identify this and do it myself says something about the dealer who sold me this. They fixed the clutch that got messed up forcing the UTV into neutral to start. But they told me that the unit is not supposed to start in gear . It is a safety feature. Not entirely correct. It should start in gear while brake pressed. Disappointing I had to fix this myself after shelving out thousands for them to fix the resulted clutch damage. They said they were returning it to me working the same as when I bought it after only fixing that clutch.

Hope this helps someone

Difficulty level: Average

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