Stripping my carbs, any tips

Taz69 · Post by **Taz69** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:04 pm

Hi all,

I was going to get my mccts fitted by Popcat, however due to finances, (even though Popcat offered me a very good deal, for which I am grateful) however I mean my own finances and the ability to get the bike down to Bideford, 200 mile round trip, etc, leads me to basically take it in my own hands to fit em, so while I'm at it as the bike hasn't been used for 2 years or so, I'm going to strip the carbs and get em cleaned, £20 if I strip em in a ultrasonic bath.

I have a list of things to do, mot, service etc. I've seen Sebs pictures of his strip down, however I am a little concerned how I set them back up etc, is there a video anywhere ?
Or any tips in =advance.

Thanks

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:29 pm

Make a note of the turns out of the mixture screws .
Keep front and rear bits separate.
And you'll need to balance them once you've put them back together .
But if you ain't got the balances and pop has gave you a good price ,I'd find the time and the cash and let him do it .

Taz69 · Post by **Taz69** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:44 pm

Thanks chap, I've got a balancer, it's the extra costs of getting the bike down to Pop, otherwise I'd be down there, the price was for fitting the manual cam chain tensioners not the whole bike.

Thanks

Taz69 · Post by **Taz69** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 4:40 pm

Hi guys,

Do I need to remove the air shut off when Im getting the carbs cleaned? Im hoping to leave the carbs link together instead of splitting them, just not sure of what I have to remove before cleaning.

Thanks

vtrjames · Post by **vtrjames** » Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:16 am

Hi there, I take it by air shut off you mean the slides? If your cleaning the carbs then you want them as bare as possible if you are just cleaning them with carb cleaner and compressed air so you will need to remove the slides.

If they are being ultrasonic cleaned I would hazard a guess that they would need to be separated also.

bigtwinthing · Post by **bigtwinthing** » Sat Apr 30, 2016 6:38 pm

Take Photos. count every turn on each jet

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:14 pm

Best tip is don't break the tps......

Stepkevh · Post by **Stepkevh** » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:25 pm

tony.mon wrote:Best tip is don't break the tps......

Yes indeed BEST tip

Taz69 · Post by **Taz69** » Sat Apr 30, 2016 11:58 pm

Thanks for the replies guys,

I'll be putting em back together tomorrow now that all the bits are here, had to order some jets and a new gasket!

I'll be setting the tps down to 500 as well so hopefully things will be much better

Cheers

macdee · Post by **macdee** » Sun May 01, 2016 12:02 am

be very careful with the plastic choke fasteners they are easy to snap

Taz69 · Post by **Taz69** » Sun May 01, 2016 12:03 am

macdee wrote:be very careful with the plastic choke fasteners they are easy to snap

Thanks chap, I'm trying to free the choke up at the mo!

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