Hi all,
I've started striping and cleaning my Webers. I've basically taken everything off but the throttle shaft and associated gubbings because the
book I have (Webers Carburetors by Pat Braden) says not to unless absolutley necessarly.
I was going to body the main body in my dads Sonic bath, but my question is this: What about the bearings that the throttle shaft runs in? Surely
it'll clean out all the lubrication. Is it possible to re-oil without taking the shaft out?
Also I've taken the screws out holding on the Bottom Bowl Cover, but I can't get it off! Its stuck! Any suggestions?
Cheers
as a similar sort of thing, in my ill educated youth i tried cleaning a carb from an R5 Turbo, by filling it with lighter fluid and setting fire to
it?!? stupid or what... there was nothing wrong with it anyway, the car had stopped running cos the block had cracked. and i set fire to my carpet in
the process cos i did it in the living room!
thinking about it, i must've been ill in the head at the time...
sorry to be off topic, just though id let you know that...
Anyone?
For my Weber down-draft carb I used a can of carb cleaner - but I believe that stuff is mostly common solvent like acetone or xylene. Smells pretty
potent, though!
As for the throttle shaft bearings, it's probably not a problem - in my case the steel shaft runs in a bearing, either brass or the ali body
itself. If you're really concerned the put a drop of oil on it when you've finished.
As for the stuck bowl cover - try soaking it in cleaner for a while.
Disclaimer - this is all guesswork, but as no-one else was answering...
David
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Originally posted by JoelP
as a similar sort of thing, in my ill educated youth i tried cleaning a carb from an R5 Turbo, by filling it with lighter fluid and setting fire to it?!? stupid or what... there was nothing wrong with it anyway, the car had stopped running cos the block had cracked. and i set fire to my carpet in the process cos i did it in the living room!
thinking about it, i must've been ill in the head at the time...
