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Nurse Julie:

--- Quote from: philcarroll_1985 on August 09, 2020, 09:26:18 AM ---I've read on another forum that one tip for refitting the airbox rubbers better onto the carbs is to stuff a push bike tyre inner tube into the air box and start pumping it up until it expands the airbox. I haven't tried it yet but sounds like a good plan

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Nope, can't get my head around that 🤔🤔🤔 unless they mean the tube just pushes the front of the airbox out due to it being the usual concave shape after many years.

philcarroll_1985:

--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on August 09, 2020, 10:10:16 AM ---
--- Quote from: philcarroll_1985 on August 09, 2020, 09:26:18 AM ---I've read on another forum that one tip for refitting the airbox rubbers better onto the carbs is to stuff a push bike tyre inner tube into the air box and start pumping it up until it expands the airbox. I haven't tried it yet but sounds like a good plan

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Nope, can't get my head around that unless they mean the tube just pushes the front of the airbox out due to it being the usual concave shape after many years.

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That exactly it

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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I've had exactly the same issue doing a preliminary fitting of the air box . I've order some new rubbers for the airbox to carbs as they were in poor condition. I like the idea of inflating a small inner tube the push out the air box - I'm going to try that for sure it will save some money on the airbox replacement if it works.

Nurse Julie:
Well, when I have to remove and refit Hetties carbs next, I will consider trying that. I usually leave the air chamber in the sun, or on a radiator in the winter, to supple it up a bit, fit it to the bike and then push a big wooden spoon down through the air filter box and through to the chamber to give it a little help to push the rubbers on to the carbs.

robvangulik:
I always put the airchamber on the carbs first, and then put the complete assembly on the bike, bit of a squeeze, but at least I am sure that the chamber is mounted right, without edges and spaces on the carbs. Posted it before, see if I can find it...

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