I haven’t had an opportunity to do much with the bikes lately, but I did start getting the carbs on the GSX-R taken apart. I’m really hesitant to go too far until I get the shop manual for it…and at the moment all of my bike money is instead paying for daycare, swimming, dance, girl scouts, and every other activity for the kids.
Anyway, I managed to get three of the four bowls off. The fourth has unfortunately turned into an opportunity to test out one of those tools guaranteed to remove stripped screws.
Toward the bottom of the picture, just below the fuel line, you can see the corrosion around the main jet on the last carburetor. Other than that, these LOOK pretty clean, but I’m sure they’re not.
Does anyone know if you can just soak the entire rack of carbs in something for a few days to let the liquid penetrate all of the crevices prior to ultimate disassembly? Acetone? Too strong? I think obviously I’d remove the vacuum seals and anything else that isn’t metal. Any suggestions are much appreciated…I’m very much a newbie with engine parts, but I”m determined to quickly become knowledgable.
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i had the same problems on my 86 vmax carbs when i broke them down.i used vise grips to break some of the screws loose(if there is enough of the head to get ahold of)I replaced all the phillips head screws on my carbs with SS Allen Head Cap Screws.they look better and and are easier to remove later down the road if needed.good luck.I love those older GSX-R’s
I haven’t had a chance to work on them in the past couple weeks, but the vice grips have nowhere to grip. I’m going to try slotting the heads and try a bigger screwdriver…or try one of those tools for stripped screws. It’s kind of funny – this bike was build very well and most of it has nice hex screws….except they still put crap screws on the carbs.
I’m using the gallon carb cleaner, only from Autozone, same thing. My workbook says don’t take the whole carb assembly apart so I’m having to dip my whole assembly too.
Napa auto parts has a carb cleaner, comes in a gallon can like paint. dose a great job.
Yes remove all rubber.
On the stuck screw,
#1. Get a dremmel, cut a slot for a straight screw driver. Then use an impact screw driver. or
#2. Try a new or good pair of vice grips. grip hard it some times is a one time deal.
good luck
Nak
I never even thought about the Dremel method. Thanks for your suggestions.
Brian