I replaced the spindle bushes on my carb at the weekend and took a few photos so this is what happened
This was what I started with
This is what you get for your £10
First thing is to take off the air pipe to the air filter
Then disconnect the wires to the choke, fuel cut off and accelerator cable, you will need a stubby 13mm spanner to get at the rear nut. Take the dizzy cap off to give yourself a bit more room.
Clamp the fuel line before you disconnect it and have something to catch any leaks in.
When you get the carb off put a rag in the hole just to stop anything falling in.
Before taking anything apart on the carb make sure you know which way round the butterfly is fitted
Remove the butterfly then the nuts either side of the spindle. The plastic bushes came out very easily I just hooked them out with a small screwdriver.
Both of the bushes were worn and split
I just cleaned up the spindle with some 1200 wet and dry before reassembly
Then lubed the new bushes well and refitted them in to the carb body these went straight in but they might need a tap to get them in
The spindle needs to go back in (left to right) as it came out and then it is basically putting it back together as it came apart.
The carb will need setting up again as hopefully any leaking air will have stopped.
Once you get going it is very straight forward and it took as long to write this as to do the job
This was what I started with
This is what you get for your £10
First thing is to take off the air pipe to the air filter
Then disconnect the wires to the choke, fuel cut off and accelerator cable, you will need a stubby 13mm spanner to get at the rear nut. Take the dizzy cap off to give yourself a bit more room.
Clamp the fuel line before you disconnect it and have something to catch any leaks in.
When you get the carb off put a rag in the hole just to stop anything falling in.
Before taking anything apart on the carb make sure you know which way round the butterfly is fitted
Remove the butterfly then the nuts either side of the spindle. The plastic bushes came out very easily I just hooked them out with a small screwdriver.
Both of the bushes were worn and split
I just cleaned up the spindle with some 1200 wet and dry before reassembly
Then lubed the new bushes well and refitted them in to the carb body these went straight in but they might need a tap to get them in
The spindle needs to go back in (left to right) as it came out and then it is basically putting it back together as it came apart.
The carb will need setting up again as hopefully any leaking air will have stopped.
Once you get going it is very straight forward and it took as long to write this as to do the job
