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Originally Posted by ducatiman
thats a pilot screw I was forced to extract....absolutely *frozen* in place. Owner believes it was subject to winter road salt spray over a period of years.
I actually saved the carb body....drilling and removal quite nerve wracking.
I had to use heat (propane torch) as well to offer "persuasion" while using the leverage of the pictured tool. The threads were basically fused together, chemical reaction over long duration.
Finished by carefully running the proper size tap, able to clean the threads...a new screw threaded in...and out...perfectly.
Same scenario on the OTHER carb...but the pilot tower cracked during surgery. Fail..but an A for effort...made every attempt to save.
Gave a great deal to owner on a set of refurbs instead....all was well in ninjette land.
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Winter road salt? I wonder what the rest of his bike looked like. If there's snow on the road - I park the bike. Wet roads are bad enough snowy roads are suicide. He may have had no choice if it was his only transportation.
Good work Gordy - above and beyond.
Bill