Removing Carbs ??

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Yami600

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Well I'm trying to remove the carbs on my sled for cleaning, I can't ride the sled right now so I tought it would be a good time for me to figure out how to remove them. I removed the airbox, now I'm not sure whats the next step I should do, I guess I need to remove the throttle cable and choke as well as the fuel lines ???? Any walktrought to remove the carbs here ?
 
Thanks, to remove the throttle cable, how do we do it ? Also the fuel line, is there a trick to remove them, they are pretty hard to remove.....
 
Just remove the throttle cable, now its just the choke cable left before I can remove the carbs, how do I remove this cable, it pretty hard to do.....
 
Ok, I'm done they are removed, YAHHOOO! :D

Now its just to clean the carbs and back on putting them back together ;) What cleaner you guys use for this ?
 
Yami600 said:
Ok, I'm done they are removed, YAHHOOO! :D

Now its just to clean the carbs and back on putting them back together ;) What cleaner you guys use for this ?
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Carb cleaner and brake clean is what I use. I take the carbs apart and spray everything down with the carb cleaner and let it soak a bit. then I blow it all out then spray brake cleaner and blow it out again.You need to get all the passages blown out with compressed air of atleast 80psi. Careful not to blow any of the little parts off your bench and into the world of "where the !@#$ did that go".
 
Well....I was able to remove the cover and clean one carburator but the two others the screws are way too tight, god, now I have to bring them to the dealership to get those screws out, this is frustrating but at least next spring I'll be able to do it myself ;)
 
I've used one of those small cordless impact drivers to take out stubborn screws if the heads aren't stripped-- if they're stripped you could try needlenose visegrips

Not to sound like a mother hen, but I'd also wear safety glasses when spraying carbs and blowing them out-- I learned the hard way- Dat chit stings...lol
 
haha, I get you on safety glasses, I got a bit close to the eyes and it does burn lol.
I'm pretty happy that I will be able to work on my carbs on my own from now on. :D
 
be for running to the dealer , try placing the phillips screwdriver in the screw and tap on the handle of the screwdriver with a hammer. thats how i usually free them up and it works like a charm.
 
blk04700 said:
be for running to the dealer , try placing the phillips screwdriver in the screw and tap on the handle of the screwdriver with a hammer. thats how i usually free them up and it works like a charm.
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X2 That's how I got mine off!

Dave
 
if you still can't remove them and the philips head is stripped, use a hacksaw blade and cut a straight slot across the head of the screw. be carefull not to cut into the carbs or straight thru the head of the bolt. you can then use a slot screwdriver to remove them. you will have to get new screws to replace the damaged ones but at least you can get the bowls removed. like mentioned an impact screw driver or tapping on the handle of the screwdriver sometimes loosen's them up.

also make sure you have a good quality #2 philips screwdriver otherwise it will slip out and screw up the head. not sure why they don't use a regular bolt there or even a robertson head bolt, i guess that's a Canadian thing, philips head screws and bolts suck, the robertson type is much better. ;)!
 
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Millinocket Rocket said:
Same here^^
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X3, i had just been replacing them as they striped but im sure out of all 3 sleds i got 1 or 2 left. Just replace them all. When taking out the fuel screws make sure you dont forget about the little spring washer and o - ring. Mine ended up in the land of, what was it (&^(*&^^%%%$ my first time. I bet 99% of us have done it. Also the easy out from sears works great on those soft screws to get them out. Good luck and keep at it.
 
Good idea to replace them with allen heads, where did you guys get those allen screws ? Aren't they like special screws.....with more threads on them ?
I didn't loose any parts but the gasket is a pain to put back on the cover, do you guys just change them ?
 
Yami600 said:
Good idea to replace them with allen heads, where did you guys get those allen screws ? Aren't they like special screws.....with more threads on them ?
I didn't loose any parts but the gasket is a pain to put back on the cover, do you guys just change them ?
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I use a pair of side cutters (dykes) and grab the head of the screw from the top, squeeze the cutters to form a notch on the side of the screw head and turn. They're usually pretty soft so the cutters make a deep enough notch to allow you to turn the screw loose. I also turn each screw loose one full turn and try to rattle the bowl. If it rattles it's an o-ring seal, if not, it has a gasket. If it has a gasket, I smack the side of the bowl with the plastic end of the screwdriver a few times to shear the gasket away from the bowl otherwise if you try to remove the bowl the gasket usually is stuck to the carb on one end and the bowl at the other. Works for both flat and raised ridge gasket surfaces. A fresh #2 phillips tip goes a long way in avoiding stripping the screw head in the first place.

If you're having trouble keeping the o-ring seal in it's groove (usually due to swelling), try using grease or patrol jelly to keep it in place.

My guess why they don't use a hex or allen is to avoid over torqueing.
 
Yami600 said:
Good idea to replace them with allen heads, where did you guys get those allen screws ? Aren't they like special screws.....with more threads on them ?
I didn't loose any parts but the gasket is a pain to put back on the cover, do you guys just change them ?
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I got mine at the hardware store-- metric screws and I can't remember the thread pitch.
 
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