How do you replace brake fluid on a Harley Davidson?
We will cover replacing the brake fluid for the front master cylinder; for the rear one, repeat the same process with the rear caliper, rear master cylinder, and right foot/brake pedal. Read on to learn how to replace your brake fluid on your Harley Davidson Softail. Figure 1. Front brake fluid reservoir.
What kind of brake fluid does a Harley Davidson Softail use?
This article applies to the Harley Davidson Softail (1984-Present). The brake fluid in the Harley Davidson Softail plays a very important part in your safety.
How often do you pump brake fluid on a Harley Davidson?
You may have to pump 10 or more times before it normalizes. There may be air in the system if you did something wrong, but you can easily bleed them. Follow the video at the bottom.
Can a Harley Davidson brake fluid catch on fire?
Harley’s may have seals that can tolerate both type of fluids, but I doubt it. If the brake locked and caught on fire, they were so hot the seals wouldn’t have survived anyways. So, for the dealer to say the brake fluid wasn’t the cause is pretty far-fetched.
We will cover replacing the brake fluid for the front master cylinder; for the rear one, repeat the same process with the rear caliper, rear master cylinder, and right foot/brake pedal. Read on to learn how to replace your brake fluid on your Harley Davidson Softail. Figure 1. Front brake fluid reservoir.
What happens when you flush your Harley brake system?
When you flush your Harley brake system, you are replacing all your old brake fluid with new. You remove all old fluid from the master cylinder and then put new fluid in and bleed the brake system until all the old fluid is evacuated along with any air, thus having all new fluid in the brake system.
What kind of brake fluid does a 1994 Harley Davidson use?
1994 *should* be DOT-5, as I recall…… My 98 sporty calls for Dot 5. A lot of the old car buffs such as myself are switching to 5 in the cars, but this is only after a complete flush of the system and all new seals.
Harley’s may have seals that can tolerate both type of fluids, but I doubt it. If the brake locked and caught on fire, they were so hot the seals wouldn’t have survived anyways. So, for the dealer to say the brake fluid wasn’t the cause is pretty far-fetched.