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bikingb Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Love to Ride! Posts: 278 Appleton, WI Gender:	Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? 02/23/06 at 18:07:33 I've taken the tank off and unhooked the throttle cable from the throttle wheel. Scared to take the Carb out of the bike by removing the clamping bands. Not sure how to get the throttle cable housing out of the way to get to the carb. Do I have to disconnect the clamps to get enough access to do the work?
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Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet?
Reply #1 - 02/23/06 at 18:26:39

Honestly, it really isn't necessary to remove the carb to rejet. I just did mine Tuesday. Since you have the tank off, go ahead and pop the top off the carburetor, then loosen the clamps that hold the carburetor in place. Then you can rotate the carb left or right accordingly. I found that I could rotate it right and remove the left screws with no problem, and likewise by rotating it left to remove the right side screws.

It is easiest to rotate the carb to the right (as you are sitting on the bike) to access the main jet to get it out and install the new one.

Just my .02 cents worth... hope it helps you!

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pgolden Ex Member	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #2 - 02/23/06 at 18:31:42 Be sure to drain the fuel bowl before you take out the screws and be careful with the float when you remove the main jet. If you can get the top off the carb, you can do the white spacer mod while you have the tank off. Good Luck.
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SavageDude Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 561 OC_California Gender:	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #3 - 02/23/06 at 18:32:37 Uh hum! Since the gas tank is off, it's time to do this to for less-work-sparkplug change in the future http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1124016763
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bikingb Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Love to Ride! Posts: 278 Appleton, WI Gender:	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #4 - 02/23/06 at 18:34:04 pgolden wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Be sure to drain the fuel bowl before you take out the screws and be careful with the float when you remove the main jet. If you can get the top off the carb, you can do the white spacer mod while you have the tank off. Good Luck. How do I drain the fuel bowl?
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SavageDude Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 561 OC_California Gender:	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #5 - 02/23/06 at 18:36:18 Look at the pictures in this thread http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1098869040
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Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet?
Reply #6 - 02/23/06 at 18:48:36

SavageDude wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

Uh hum! Since the gas tank is off, it's time to do this to for less-work-sparkplug change in the future
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1124016763

Just did it. Wondering about the threaded bar idea. Hacksaw to the original screw head?

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911radioman Ex Member	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #7 - 02/23/06 at 18:53:03 bikingb wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Just did it. Wondering about the threaded bar idea. Hacksaw to the original screw head? I just removed the rear bolt and tightened the front one down really good. Seems to be staying in place OK.
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SavageDude Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 561 OC_California Gender:	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #8 - 02/23/06 at 18:54:18 Personally, I left that bolt out completely on mine. Only need one front bolt to keep the cover in place. Haven't moved since I put it back on My guess is you can cut down the bolt far enough so that it helps to keep the back end in place.
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911radioman Ex Member	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #9 - 02/23/06 at 18:54:32 bikingb wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: How do I drain the fuel bowl? I just carefully removed the bowl and dumped the gas out once the bowl was off the carb body. Worked well for me...
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bikingb Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Love to Ride! Posts: 278 Appleton, WI Gender:	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #10 - 02/23/06 at 18:57:43 SavageDude wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Look at the pictures in this thread http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1098869040 These photos are better than in my clymer manual. Thank you so much!
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Steve530 Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Posts: 452 Knoxville, TN Gender:	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #11 - 02/23/06 at 20:06:59 It will be easier to rotate the carb if you loosen the clamps. The throttle cable is also held by a plastic coated wire attached to the right front top carb plate screw. You might need to unwrap that to release the cable to make it easier to rotate the carb, too.
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Dynobob Serious Thumper Offline 2003 LS650 (with Supertrapp) Posts: 634 Northern Virginia Gender:	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #12 - 02/24/06 at 04:37:22 bikingb wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: How do I drain the fuel bowl? There's a bowl drain screw on the very bottom of the bowl.
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bikingb Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline Love to Ride! Posts: 278 Appleton, WI Gender:	Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet? Reply #13 - 02/24/06 at 05:47:47 Dynobob wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: There's a bowl drain screw on the very bottom of the bowl. Found it. Thanks.
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Re: Help! Carburator clamping bands On? w/ rejet?
Reply #14 - 02/24/06 at 17:51:18

I drained the bowl and couldn't get to anything so I took the whole thing off and took in into the basement to work on it. It is much warmer down there.

152.5 main jet - done
1/2 spacer - done @ .0555
pilot jet screw out 1/2 a turn from where it was. Will fine tune

Hope to get it together again and do the muffler install tomorrow

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