XS650 carb (pt.1) disassemble

Be ready to find screws or gaskets stuck if they've never been apart before, replace anything that even seems to need it.

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Howto & Style

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• carb
• carbs
• carburetor
• clean
• cleaning
• yamaha
• 650
• xs
• special
• mechanic
• motorcycle
• repair

[ZuluFireTrauma]

@2:16 I actually DID want to see you handle the difficult screw - that's what I'm struggling with and no penetrating oil or tapping will get it out. It's in too tight of a space to use file/vise grips (its the screws that connect the carbs - trying to separate so I can soak them). Need help.

[crabblike]

@ZuluFireTrauma I strongly suggest keeping them together. Removing old hardware is an art, and can lead ultimately to a trip to the machine shop. You can try some heat from a soldering gun on the screw head, or tuning up the screw slot with a dremel.

[JooKed]

I cleaned and rebuilt my Kiehin carbs on my ZX750R, and jeeze was it EASY! First timer here and this video helped me soo much!

[crabblike]

Congratulations on your success! Your post along with all the others who take the time to comment lets me know I've helped someone, which is what I'm trying to accomplish here. Thanks

[cnlawboy]

AWESOME, awesome, awesome video post!!! exactley what i needed. Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos and post them. i used to know absolutely nothing about motorcycle engines but over the past couple of months i have been learning how to rebuild and clean my xs650 from people like you who take the time to help.

cheers,

chuck

[crabblike]

Thanks for the post, I try to provide as much insight as I can and answer everyones questions, even though I haven't had much time lately because of my wife's illness.

[Halloweenie06]

Thank you so much for you videos. I used them today to do my carb for the first time. You are the man!

[rjsena01]

I just wanted to say,

Thank you from: Visalia , California

rob

[crabblike]

sorry for the delay, the needles should be held in with tiny circlips, if they're similar, there should be a plastic plug that comes out with an allen wrench(hex key)