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Old 05-17-2010 | 10:24 AM
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Carb tools. mixture screw

Hi

How the f... can i adjust the mixture screw on the carbs, impossible to get in there. tryed a million times now. getting fustrated :-(

I bought one of the cheap tools on ebay, but it cant go in there either.

So how do you guyes do it ?


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Old 05-17-2010 | 10:34 AM
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Well that depends on what mixture screw you have... On the older models before they started mucking with legal stuff the carbs had a normal philips head type screw... Mine being a 97 has that, so all I need is an angled screwdriver, easily available in most hardware stores... That and some patience... (lots of it actually)

If your bike is a bit never the screws have a "D" shaped head, so then you either need to remove the airbox and such to remove the carbs and slot them prferably using a dremel or such so you can use a normal slot or philips head bit afterwards...

Or if you don't like tearings stuff apart and have deep pockets, buy this http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0229/ which has the "D" shaped bits...
Old 05-17-2010 | 11:11 AM
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I also have the /97 model
Old 05-17-2010 | 11:46 AM
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Tweety, will pilot screws from a '97 fit an '05? I would think so, but I thought that you might know for sure - thanks.

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Old 05-17-2010 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by residentg
Tweety, will pilot screws from a '97 fit an '05? I would think so, but I thought that you might know for sure - thanks.

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AFAIK they are identical apart from the head of them so yes, they should fit nicely...

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Old 05-17-2010 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Jens_denmark
I also have the /97 model
And with you in Denmark I'd say then I'm 99% sure you have the philips head screws, so any 90 degree bit screwdriver should work fine with a bit of patience...
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