inner Air Cut Valves - do I need to separate carbs ?

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I need to replace the diapraghm on all 4 carbs. the inner ones look extremely difficult to access, has anyone successfully replaced them without splitting the carb assembly ?
 
It looks like the plenum chamber has to come off and then the Air Cut Valve screws can be accessed , means I have deal with the stuck mounting screws for sure
 
KSRider11 said:
It's a real PITA, but I did it without splitting the carbs...keep a large supply of adult expletives handy!
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I rounded the screw head and so now I have to split and that is not looking like fun , I guess I just give in and do a complete top to bottom rebuild. Lets hope it all goes back together properly !

It costs around $150 for parts for a rebuild so I'm beginning to think the refurbished carb assemblies on ebay for $300 are actually a good bargain !!
 
Asterysk said:
I rounded the screw head and so now I have to split and that is not looking like fun , I guess I just give in and do a complete top to bottom rebuild. Lets hope it all goes back together properly !

It costs around $150 for parts for a rebuild so I'm beginning to think the refurbished carb assemblies on ebay for $300 are actually a good bargain !!
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It's not so bad splitting the carbs. Just take your time and take pictures to reference when putting them back together. Take the carb bodies to a shop that has an ultrasonic tank; it will get the passages cleaner than you ever could with carb dip.
 
Can you get a pair of long nosed locking pliers onto the screw head that you stripped?
 
KSRider11 said:
Can you get a pair of long nosed locking pliers onto the screw head that you stripped?
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I will give that a try, I have managed to get enough slack in the carb block to take out the black union pipes which improves access
 
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