brianmacza Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Redoing my '97 - 278k Km so far and she's weary Redoing paintwork, fork seals, steering head bearings, replacement front disks, replacing the rubber brake lines with braided steel lines, new cush rubbers in the rear hub with new sprockets and chain, and new emulsion tubes and jets/needles in the carbs. Bike is stripped down almost completely already, but I can't get the FUCKING CARBS OFF.... the rubbers are almost bakelite hard. Tried WD40 soaking already, but that just made things slippery. No movement in the damn rubbers. Advice? Please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmeupto125 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Heat gun, wood blocks to protect parts, and a couple pry bars. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brianmacza Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 3 hours ago, rockmeupto125 said: Heat gun, wood blocks to protect parts, and a couple pry bars. Will try this tomorrow Reconditioning them might be a chemistry experiment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 1 hour ago, brianmacza said: Will try this tomorrow Reconditioning them might be a chemistry experiment It is a chem experiment that will last min 2-3 weeks. After which they will be in "serviceable" condition compared to what they are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 On 8/8/2024 at 12:00 PM, fizzy said: It is a chem experiment that will last min 2-3 weeks. After which they will be in "serviceable" condition compared to what they are now. They should be serviceable within a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXX Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Where are you getting your parts? Partzilla is being very easy for me to use. I am doing something similar as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomek Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 IIRC brianmacza moved from South Africa to one of neighbouring countries. Partzilla might not be an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 6 hours ago, superhawk996 said: They should be serviceable within a week. depends how long it takes to soften and how long it takes to shrink back to size.....................................................cue jokes now 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXitanium Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 No rubbing or massaging involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 38 minutes ago, fizzy said: depends how long it takes to soften and how long it takes to shrink back to size.....................................................cue jokes now 😀 In my case they were usable within a couple days. The boots I did were much thinner so they probably soften much faster, but they also needed to be much more pliable to be able to fit them. Carb mounting boots just need to be less than rock hard. They will re-harden, but it shouldn't matter 'till the next time the carbs need to be removed. The down side is that I don't know how well they'll re-seal to the head. If they use an o-ring that's a simple solution. If they use the molded rubber as the seal I'd probably coat them with aviation sealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomek Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 3 hours ago, superhawk996 said: In my case they were usable within a couple days. The boots I did were much thinner so they probably soften much faster, but they also needed to be much more pliable to be able to fit them. Carb mounting boots just need to be less than rock hard. They will re-harden, but it shouldn't matter 'till the next time the carbs need to be removed. The down side is that I don't know how well they'll re-seal to the head. If they use an o-ring that's a simple solution. If they use the molded rubber as the seal I'd probably coat them with aviation sealer. Just clean the shit very well, preferably with, of course, small amount of acetone. If you wipe out quickly it won't hurt nothing. And use some sealer. It is not like it is forced induction. Pressure differential is not that great. Should be good till next removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 The pressure differential can be as much as a forced induction motor, probably 10 PSI or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomek Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Technically yes, but only during shifts and engine braking operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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