Iv been rebuilding my carbs this last weekend but when i come to remove the main jets the tubes are stuck fast.
I tried a bit of force but i dont want to break them!

Anyone got any tips on separating them?

Put the jet into a vice and undo the emulsion tube with a 7mm spanner

Clamp the tube in the vise i take it?

is the tube threaded into the jet or just stuck?

RandomDan wrote:Clamp the tube in the vise i take it?

is the tube threaded into the jet or just stuck?

Put the jet into the vice, they cheaper to replace there jet is male threaded the tube is female

All done thanks!

Part of the problem was that i had no idea where the tube and the jet separated!
Iv never rebuild a set of carbs befor and in all the pictures iv seen none of them showed the tube separate from the jet!

RandomDan wrote:All done thanks!

Part of the problem was that i had no idea where the tube and the jet separated!
Iv never rebuild a set of carbs befor and in all the pictures iv seen none of them showed the tube separate from the jet!

Oh dear, did you read cammos carb guide? The big sticky thread about rebuilding vfr carbs? It's got all the information you need in it and is the best guide to get carbs setup right.

The first page has this.



Remove jet

Then directly below it





pictures of the front and rear emulsion tubes incase you mix them up.

viewtopic.php?t=14524

And the thread itself

I have indeed read it several times now but untill this very moment i hadnt noticed it was the tube with no jet in the end of it
To me it just looked like the assembly of the two!
The jets were still stuck mind you but i had a nice deep 7mm socket that held the tube nicely.

I like to think that silly things like this add to the fun of learning xD
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