Help with carb removal
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Help with carb removal
I can't figure out how to get the throttle cables off my carb to I can remove it. There is a cable coming down that wraps around a wheel and feeds back up. Then a second cable that connects to the side with a plastic rotating gromet. How do I get these off?
I have the choke, vacuum and fuel lines disconnected and the carb is broke away from the manifold. Just need to get the throttle cables off. Thanks.
I have the choke, vacuum and fuel lines disconnected and the carb is broke away from the manifold. Just need to get the throttle cables off. Thanks.
You have to loosen the cables up by the trottle. There is usually a rubber boot on the cables right after they come out of the hand control, slide the boots off, loosen the lock nut and break the cables down, (screw them all the way together) that will give enough slack to get them off the carb
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Hey I forgot to post I have the throttle cable adjusters loosened all the way up and that gave me some slack to pull the carb out a bit. But still not clear how they dissconnect from the carb.
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...what Harley Tuner said...plus...at the ends of these cables are little tiny barrel shaped end-nubs for lack of a better word. These end-nubs fit into a little slot. When you loosen up the cables so there is lots of slack in them, you can manipulate the cables to get the barrel end out of the slot, that's how you free them up. By the way, these end-nubs are on both ends of the cable, and the same method applies if you were swapping out the throttle grip too.
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also...with the carb loose, try turning the throttle wheel at the carb itself, all the way till you see the cable ends, then you'll figure out how to get the 2 cables off of the wheel, which will free up the carb to remove
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Got it guys, that is what I needed! Thanks. I've done it at the throttle grips before and should have known it worked the same way at the carb. On to rejetting!
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And be sure to have a bucket of used nasty oil nearby for the little brass pieces to jump into. All kidding aside, be very mindful about those little brass barrels until you have them secure in your hand and put in a safe place.
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Those little brass barrels are called "ferrules" in case you have to go to the dealer tomorrow and buy one. Ferrules are known to bounce and disappear, ( until the bikes back together with new ferrules.!!!) Good Luck!