NC35 Carbs stuck

[burtonbiker]

Hi All,
Firstly big thanks for posting the NC30 carb jetting guide - it has been super helpful so far. Except I am stuck on actually getting the carbs off the bike. I have double checked all of the top clamp adjusters are loose, the cables are detached and I have my piece of wood. I just can't get the carbs to budge more than a couple of mm back and forth. I knew it would be tricky as the carbs have not been off the bike since 2004.... Any hints please?

[Neosophist]

Loosen all the top and bottom clamps fully and try again? Sometimes the carbs come off the engine easier than out the rubbers.

Longer piece of wood (more leaverage?)

[burtonbiker]

Thanks very much for the help Neosophist. I did wonder about the lower clamps but thought I had better walk away from it for a while. I have a longer piece of wood at the ready and with any luck new carb rubbers and plugs will arrive in the post tomorrow - note the optimism! :)

[burtonbiker]

That's done it! I loosened the lower clamps as well, then tried the longer bit of wood but it was too soft. In the end it took a bit of gentle persuasion with a small crowbar padded with a bit of rag. I was considering pushing it to the bike shop at that point! I am just having the prescribed cup of tea (thanks Cammo!) and then will proceed carefully! Thanks again :)

[burtonbiker]

And now I can't think why it did not occur to order a set of pilot jets before I started. They are supposed to have holes in them right? Soaked in carb cleaner overnight and prodded with fuse wire but 2 are still well bunged up. Oh well, back to it later in the week then.... More lessons learned!