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1976 CB550F1 (what have I let myself in for) Project
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Cut down between the post and the float with a very thin blade on a dremmel, then drill the remains of the pin out of the post. Tricky but not impossible ;)
eight0:
--- Quote from: mickwinf on December 03, 2018, 11:27:02 PM ---i have a set with one carb worse than yours, i think on mine it was the end one but cant remember which one, will check and let you know. they are numbered from the left side of bike as you sit on it, the carb with the choke control is number 1.
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Thanks Mick! ok its its number 2 with the corroded jet post then, if you have a spare housing your willing to sell that would be great!
Hopefully I'll get the pin out of Carb 4 and that won't need replacing...
--- Quote from: Oddjob on December 04, 2018, 01:17:25 AM ---Best tip I can give you is buy a decent set of JIS screwdrivers, all the cross headed screws which are JIS will have a small punch mark on the head, JIS screwdrivers are a perfect fit for these screws and you risk rounding them off with a normal Phillips screwdriver.
Decent set for a decent price here.
https://ruggedroads.co.uk/epages/00cbb604-5d1c-407e-8207-580e14387ec5.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/00cbb604-5d1c-407e-8207-580e14387ec5/Products/%2212705/6/8%22
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Thanks Oddjob, Bought a set of Vessel JIS screwdrivers for my last project.. eye-wateringly expensive but saved me on a few occasions.
mickwinf:
ok this is a number 2 carb, looks to be in sound condition. Yours for a donation to the site
eight0:
--- Quote from: mickwinf on December 04, 2018, 01:48:37 PM ---ok this is a number 2 carb, looks to be in sound condition. Yours for a donation to the site
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Thats brilliant Mick! Thanks so much. I will send you a PM.
In other news.. I managed to get the stuck float pin out with the help of an auto punch. it freed up the pin in the towers but was still well and truly suck in the float so I had to cut the float and pin with a dremel, but its out!
Are the aftermarket floats and pins from DSS any good? I don't really want to pay £50 for an OEM one.
mickwinf:
i can supply a used float and pin with the carb body so no worries!
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