07 Electra glide brake fluid dot 4 or 5?
07-06-2018, 07:51 PM
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07 Electra glide brake fluid dot 4 or 5?
Replacing my rear tire and brake pads gonna drain and flush rear master cylinder. HD manual says 4 reservoir says 5! Who do I believe???
07-06-2018, 09:40 PM
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sounds like someone put the wrong cap on your reservoir.....my 05 E glide was dot 4.
07-06-2018, 10:02 PM
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Spoon test. Take a plastic spoon full out of the reservoir, then add a drop of what you think it is. If they mix they are the same.
07-06-2018, 10:31 PM
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Someone has changed your cap. This is off my 07 and I've owned it since new. Just flushed mine and refilled with DOT 4
07-06-2018, 10:33 PM
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DOT 4 is what is in the Service Manual.
07-07-2018, 05:17 AM
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If it is DOT5 it starts out blue/violet when fresh out of the bottle, but turns yellow over time. So the suggested spoon test above has a backup check!
07-07-2018, 09:11 AM
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My 07 Ultra has DOT 4 on both caps.
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07-06-2018, 07:51 PM
07 Electra glide brake fluid dot 4 or 5?
