Brake & Clutch Fluid?

[Tomline]

I have a 2012 rt SM-5 and a while back I had trouble with it shifting gears. I got a reply to my question saying that I should check the fluid reservor for level. They said it's the one of the left side of the handlebar as you sit in the drivers seat. I opened it up and sure enough it was low. I topped it off and didn't seem to have a leak that I could find. The reservor on the handlebar was quite small and I can't believe that it handles both the Clutch & the Braking system! Could somebody Help me out with this? TIA

 

[oldguyinTX]

I have a 2012 rt SM-5 and a while back I had trouble with it shifting gears. I got a reply to my question saying that I should check the fluid reservor for level. They said it's the one of the left side of the handlebar as you sit in the drivers seat. I opened it up and sure enough it was low. I topped it off and didn't seem to have a leak that I could find. The reservor on the handlebar was quite small and I can't believe that it handles both the Clutch & the Braking system! Could somebody Help me out with this? TIA

It is clutch only, the braking system reservoir is under the seat. Totally independent of each other.

 

[Mazo EMS2]

Brake and clutch are 2 totally separate systems but both use the same type of fluid, DOT4. An oil change and a clutch fluid flush/fill will probably solve your problem

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: You should probably change the clutch fluid just about every year, and the brake fluid about every two years... just to be safe! :thumbup:

 

[Chupaca]

All of the above

:agree: you do have two for the brakes and the one for the clutch...but the least amount missing and you will get warnings or issues. Check them :thumbup:

 

[Tomline]

Brake & Clutch Fluids?

Thanks Guys! I really dig it when I can ask a question on here and get multiple replies, all of them to the point & helpful, with no negative remarks about how much I don't know about my 2012 rt that I've owned since mid October.