How To Bleed the Brakes on a Racing Go Kart

Every kart track has corners. And when you get to those corners, you better hope that you're able to slow down! We're tackling bleeding brakes in this weeks how-to video, walking through the steps necessary to make sure your brake system is in proper working order.
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[@arjanbondt7545]

Hey thank you for the helpful video, I just had one question regarding the rear break cilinder. Are those just normal common Philip head screws, or is there a hole drilled trough like and normal bleed nipple lol on a motorcycle for a example?

[@PointKarting]

Hey Arjan! The bleed screw can vary oon the caliper depending on the kart, some (like this one) use a M3 allen-head screw on the side of the caliper. Others utilize a nut / screw on the top of the caliper that typically takes an 8 or 10mm screw. Motorcycle brakes will be similar in design and setup to most go kart calipers. I hope this is helpful! Reach out to us via email if you have trouble finding your specific bleed screw on your brake caliper ([e-mail])

[@Trap..house.]

Very help!

[@PointKarting]

Much Welcome! So Thankful!

[@Dabaiko]

Can you please explain how to do it without the bleeder tool? There is no bleeder available for my brake system.

[@PointKarting]

@Davi2010jk essentially the main different with the bleeding procedure if you don't have a master cylinder that adapts to the bleeder is that you will have to gradually fill and re-fill the master cylinder on your kart to bleed the brakes. On many karts, the master cylinder is very, very small, so keep this in mind when re-filling. My rule-of-thumb for bleeding brakes without a tool is to fill the master cylinder, cycle fluid through the system, and then bleed the brakes at the caliper a total of (2) times, then open and re-fill the master cylinder. Repeat this as many times as necessary until you are ready with a solid brake pedal! I hope this helps your question, let me know if you have more questions!

[@Dabaiko]

@@PointKarting Thank you so much for the swift and detailed reply. Just to clarify, do you refill the cylinder directly (by removing the screw like in the video) or the reservoir (by unscrewing the lid)? Thank you! You have a new subscriber

[@PointKarting]

@@Dabaiko In your case, if you do not have a brake bleeder tool, I would refill the master cylinder reservoir directly. A lot of patience, some rags on stand-by, and slowly pouring are key! Hopefully that makes sense!

[@Dabaiko]

@@PointKarting Thank you for the perfect explanation!! I'll give it a go this weekend.

[@PointKarting]

@@Dabaiko Awesome, let us know how it goes!

[@corybaze8629]

Where can i get one of those bleeders

[@PointKarting]

Right Here! pointkarting.com/products/go-kart-brake-bleeder-tool-6mm-how-to-bleed-brakes-kart?_pos=1&_sid=b2596c6ef&_ss=r

[@goranromersombor5923]

6:12 ---6:13 break oil change color

[@PointKarting]

Hi Goran, yes excellent point! This kart we used for demonstration had some older fluid in it, so hence the color change, as the two fluids were mixing. The DOT rating and type was the same, however. This color change is fairly common, but thank you for noting it!