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Carby Jet Removal
I have an old car with a low speed jet which is probably damaged (Darwin
award stuff, so I won't go into how it happened). This is the primary barrel of a twin barrel carby. I am trying to remove the jet and replace it. I can easily unscrew the cover, but I cannot budge the jet screw. It is made of brass and the slot starts bending when I try to unscrew it. I've tried tapping it and used WD40, but no go. Is there any other method I can try? Any advice would be appreciated. Henry. |
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You need to use penetrating oil on it, not a Water Displacement fluid
like WD40 and you have to have the proper sized driver to fit the slot exactly or it will just bend. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's hemyd wrote: > > I have an old car with a low speed jet which is probably damaged (Darwin > award stuff, so I won't go into how it happened). This is the primary barrel > of a twin barrel carby. I am trying to remove the jet and replace it. I can > easily unscrew the cover, but I cannot budge the jet screw. It is made of > brass and the slot starts bending when I try to unscrew it. I've tried > tapping it and used WD40, but no go. Is there any other method I can try? > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Henry. |
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"hemyd" > wrote in message ... > I have an old car with a low speed jet which is probably damaged (Darwin > award stuff, so I won't go into how it happened). This is the primary barrel > of a twin barrel carby. I am trying to remove the jet and replace it. I can > easily unscrew the cover, but I cannot budge the jet screw. It is made of > brass and the slot starts bending when I try to unscrew it. I've tried > tapping it and used WD40, but no go. Is there any other method I can try? > Any advice would be appreciated. carb dip! BBA |
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"hemyd" > wrote in
: > I have an old car with a low speed jet which is probably damaged > (Darwin award stuff, so I won't go into how it happened). This is the > primary barrel of a twin barrel carby. I am trying to remove the jet > and replace it. I can easily unscrew the cover, but I cannot budge the > jet screw. It is made of brass and the slot starts bending when I try > to unscrew it. I've tried tapping it and used WD40, but no go. Is > there any other method I can try? Any advice would be appreciated. > > Henry. > > Hold a dab of dry ice against the jet (jet only) for a minute or two. -- Anthony You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make better idiots. Remove sp to reply via email |
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