PIA getting the mikoni carbies back on, but it was done.

[Revvy Kevvy]

I travel a lot for business but I try to do a bit on the project each time I return. This time I wanted to install the fuel/oil filters and put the rebuilt carburetta on. Putting the carburetta back on turned out to be much more difficult that I expected.

The carburetta is supposed to go into those rubber mounts on the side of the motor. I tried every trick to get them in. First I tried putting the mounts on the bike and pressing the mikoni carburetta into the rubber. Impossible. So I removed the mounts and put them on the carburetta and tried to screw the mounts to the bike, also impossible as there is no way to get access to the bottom alan bolt.

So I made a leaver idea from wood and leavered the mikoni carburetta on using this. It worked but I forgot to connect the bloody accelerator cable so I had to remove the dammed things, connect the cable and releaver the carburetta back into their rubber mounts.

I am making a list of tools I need to carry, I dont want to carry a wooden leaver tool of the home made varity. How would you do this job at the side of the road? do I need to carry a small saw and find my local forest to reproduce the leaver or is it not normally this difficult? The bike was abandoned for 10 years so maybe the rubber things have got hard and I need to replace them or maybe there is some trick to do this? I put lots of grease on the rubber things and it made it easier but its still really difficult. I needed to push so hard the bike came off its centre stand a few times.

Its on anyway, see pictuers for fun...

 

[tstidham]

Making sure the clamps are very loose helps too. The rubber does expand as the carb attempts to slip on and if the clamps are too tight, they can stop the expansion. They should be hanging on the intake boot with like a 1\4" or 6mm gap at the bottom. And yes, old, hard rubber boots will also be difficult.

 

[CaptChrome]

I have used a heat gun to soften the rubber some, but once that rubber gets hard, it will never be easy and the risk of damaging them or the carbs goes up. For what it is worth, pretty good replacements are available from Taiwanese or Chinese manufacturers, and they are pretty inexpensive. I have a pair of them and they are soooooo much nicer when I remove and reinstall the carbs - no improvised forest tools would be needed!

 

[RadlagerMike]

Pur them into Diesel fuel and wait one week, After the Waiting Time they are usefull

 

[kebabs]

Pur them into Diesel fuel and wait one week, After the Waiting Time they are usefull

every days a school day

 

[kebabs]

I have used a heat gun to soften the rubber some, but once that rubber gets hard, it will never be easy and the risk of damaging them or the carbs goes up. For what it is worth, pretty good replacements are available from Taiwanese or Chinese manufacturers, and they are pretty inexpensive. I have a pair of them and they are soooooo much nicer when I remove and reinstall the carbs - no improvised forest tools would be needed!

takes a lot of force to get mine on but they go.

 

[Revvy Kevvy]

Found a great way to get them on, bit of grease on the boots and this tie down strap. I had to remove them to fix the starter motor chain falling of its cog...and was annoyed to have to put them back on. But, this idea worked really well.

 

[kebabs]

Found a great way to get them on, bit of grease on the boots and this tie down strap. I had to remove them to fix the starter motor chain falling of its cog...and was annoyed to have to put them back on. But, this idea worked really well.

Good thinking