Soft Metal Screws on Float Bowls

The Buddha · February 27, 2009, 12:06:19 PM

If they were tightened with Jap spec tools at the factory, well, if they were indeed tightened till they turned blue, I dont what can loosen them. Its possibly to screw the head up even with the right tool.
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Buddha.

utgunslinger13 · February 27, 2009, 12:06:37 PM

I just spent the last 30 minutes calling around to hobby/RC stores in Phoenix AZ and not a single place had even heard of them!

Thanks,

Nick

The Buddha · February 27, 2009, 12:08:37 PM

Quote from: dleemiller on February 27, 2009, 08:46:28 AM
thanks for the suggestions. a screwdriver seems not to work, so i guess i'll resort to something a little more drastic. if i screw everything up i'll ship them to you buddha. haha. my bike has been sitting for a while, and i've been meaning to yank it apart and figure out why the throttle was slow and sometimes surging. hopefully it's something simple. the bike came with a VH exhaust and KN lunchbox, so i'm guessing someone screwed something up in the carbs.

Slow and surging. Well they are opposites, but they are both likely lean ...

If you have DJ crap in it, thank you stars it even runs. Forget fixing it, they sell you %&^%$%^^& jets and you try and buy &*^&*%&* + 1 size jets, they dont have em, they say you have to buy )(I*^&&*(*) only.

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Buddha.

dleemiller · February 27, 2009, 04:19:49 PM

suppose you were to rejet your gs, what would you get?

and thanks for that link...those screwdrivers are even too obscure for ebay!

Roadstergal · February 27, 2009, 04:27:35 PM

Quote from: dleemiller on February 27, 2009, 04:19:49 PMsuppose you were to rejet your gs, what would you get?

Quote from: Roadstergal on February 27, 2009, 09:44:45 AMThe DR-Z has similar screws, and I did the same and replaced them with these. B, are they the same size?

:p Even though the carbs are slightly different, I'd be shocked if the screws weren't the same size - Japanese manufacturers like to make as many bikes out of as few parts as possible. I don't have the stock carbs on my GS, but I remember them looking just like the Drizz bowls.

average · February 27, 2009, 04:58:37 PM

Quote from: utgunslinger13 on February 27, 2009, 11:35:21 AM
Damn, not at like a big tool store?

Thanks,

Nick

Try the nearest Fastenal in your area. or online.

dleemiller · February 27, 2009, 05:30:46 PM

ugh just tried vice grips. not even close

dleemiller · February 27, 2009, 05:52:51 PM

hitting them with wd-40 now. next attempt, cutting a slot with the dremel and bringing the flathead wrath.

Suzuki Stevo · February 27, 2009, 06:26:38 PM

I got all 8 of mine out in a matter of minutes...

JHoffy8 · February 27, 2009, 06:39:34 PM

Stevo.. those dont look like the stock screws.. atleast not the ones on my carbs. Mine were nickle or brass and a total pain in the ass!

dleemiller · February 27, 2009, 06:46:10 PM

i railed on 1 screw with vice grips for 20 mins. no movement at all. just chewed up the side a bunch.

Suzuki Stevo · February 27, 2009, 06:49:41 PM

Quote from: JHoffy8 on February 27, 2009, 06:39:34 PM
Stevo.. those dont look like the stock screws.. atleast not the ones on my carbs. Mine were nickle or brass and a total pain in the ass!

My bike is a K7, and that is one of the screws that I removed.

Suzuki Stevo · February 27, 2009, 07:02:08 PM

Quote from: dleemiller on February 27, 2009, 06:46:10 PM
i railed on 1 screw with vice grips for 20 mins. no movement at all. just chewed up the side a bunch.

You have to get the Vice Grips on tight enough to deform the sides of the screw to get a good enough grip and then it comes right off.

philward · February 28, 2009, 03:26:01 AM

I wrote a wiki guide to removing the carb screws. I found the #1-pozidrive-screwdriver-with-a-firm-hammer-tap method freed almost all screws first time.

drewbytes · February 28, 2009, 01:12:02 PM

I ended up hacksawing a slot across the heads and then using a flat head to remove mine. As said a Philips #2 just didn't want to work, athough I got 2 of 8 out ok, the rest I tore to bits.

dleemiller · February 28, 2009, 05:39:56 PM

ok i'm gonna try this tomorrow. i'll let you know how it goes.

dleemiller · March 02, 2009, 05:00:51 PM

hizzah! they're off. i cut a slot with a dremel on each of the screws, inserted flathead and STILL had to grab the shank of the flathead with some pliers to get enough torque to pop those suckers out.

if you have a dremel, i used something like bit G to do the job. took me all of 15 minutes.

only problem is that the bowls look really clean.

we'll see when i pull the jets out.

The Buddha · March 02, 2009, 05:09:55 PM

The bike runs like Krappe (shut up its french) cos well ... its designed to.

Rather - its designed to satisfy California EPA, and they are satisfied only if it runs like sheite ...

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Buddha.

dleemiller · March 02, 2009, 05:16:30 PM

lol well if it ran like crap i'd be pleased...because it's not running at all.

however i did notice that the main jet is marked 127.5 and on the page it says 120 or 122.5. Is this a problem?

The Buddha · March 02, 2009, 06:05:20 PM

If youre reading right - that jet is for a pipe and a K&N in the airbox. BTW you can read the 122.5 as 127.5 they are very close.
You need 40 pilots, 125 mains 3 on mix screws and 1 washer under needle for a stock bike.
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