Re: 3tj repair and service
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:09 pm
Clean the carbs and the brake calipers .... I'm in a rush I'll explain it tomorrow
Take the carbs off the bike. clean the outside of the carbs with some cleaner / parrafin / petrol and layout a large sheet of white paper (so you can find and bits you might drop).
Take one of the carb tops and float bowls off at a time. Use a 1/4" ratchet and a bit that fits the screws press down hard and then move the ratchet. when the torque breaks don't unscrew but go to the next screw (this is so the bowl / top doesn't more pressure on the other screws). When you take the top off there's a big spring under it so it will want push the top off a bit, be carefull because it holds the needle in place. There's a rubber diaphram be careful with it and ease it off - check it over and lift it and the slide out. Now clean it all with carb cleaner and a clean cloth.
Now turn the carbs over and take the corresponding float bowl off. because your bike is running you probably don't need to fully strip this, have a look in the bottom of the bowl and clean any residue out then do the same around the floats. Spray some cleaner through the jets - don't push anything into them. Reassemble the top and then the float bowl - put a little copperslip on the screw threads and don't over tighten the screws.
Repeat for the other three and put the carbs back on the bike
A tip is to attach the throttle cables before putting them onto the rubbers. Put the bike in gear because you need to push the carbs a bit to get them to seat. Make sure that they are on properly before you do up the reatining clips.
Take the carbs off the bike. clean the outside of the carbs with some cleaner / parrafin / petrol and layout a large sheet of white paper (so you can find and bits you might drop).
Take one of the carb tops and float bowls off at a time. Use a 1/4" ratchet and a bit that fits the screws press down hard and then move the ratchet. when the torque breaks don't unscrew but go to the next screw (this is so the bowl / top doesn't more pressure on the other screws). When you take the top off there's a big spring under it so it will want push the top off a bit, be carefull because it holds the needle in place. There's a rubber diaphram be careful with it and ease it off - check it over and lift it and the slide out. Now clean it all with carb cleaner and a clean cloth.
Now turn the carbs over and take the corresponding float bowl off. because your bike is running you probably don't need to fully strip this, have a look in the bottom of the bowl and clean any residue out then do the same around the floats. Spray some cleaner through the jets - don't push anything into them. Reassemble the top and then the float bowl - put a little copperslip on the screw threads and don't over tighten the screws.
Repeat for the other three and put the carbs back on the bike
A tip is to attach the throttle cables before putting them onto the rubbers. Put the bike in gear because you need to push the carbs a bit to get them to seat. Make sure that they are on properly before you do up the reatining clips.