Topic: Removing rack of carbs, 750k5

[evanphi]

...and a few beers always helps 
Basic, but thorough maintenance, can all be done thru the top caps or float bowls.  The carbs only need to be separated from themselves if they need to be de-barnacled from extended time at the bottom of the ocean.    Its a bigger headache than most want....

When taking out the slides/caps, if you don't want to undo the slide adjustment nuts, is there a way to take them off?

Basically if I wanted to adjust my needles, could I do so without having to a) remove my rack and b) vacuum sync?

No, you have to remove the slide arm to get the needles out.
your statement above was a little misleading...

Yeah you will have to completely disassemble the carb rack to adjust the needle clip position.

and we wanted Schnell to know he didnt have to disassemble the 'rack' of carbs  as in separation from each other is not required to get the needles out. 

Yes, you should always do another vacuum sync after slides are removed.

Cool thanks.

[HondanutRider]

If Frank (Schnell) is taking out the jets to clean, would he be advised to replace the o-rings with new ones?  Don't know about the CB750, but on my CB350 they are seated with o-rings and these tend to need replacing after may years and the newer ethanol-laced. gas.  They tend to disintegrate when removed after so long.  Some of the other old Hondas I have, the jets screw in so they don't use o-rings.

[goldarrow]

750 carbs don't use orings

[flybox1]

these are the screw in type of main and pilot jets, so no o-rings here    but they still should be pulled to check for blockages.

[HondanutRider]

750 carbs don't use orings

Good to know!  That should make them easier to service.  What about the float bowl - does it use an o-ring?

[goldarrow]

750 carbs don't use orings

Good to know!  That should make them easier to service.  What about the float bowl - does it use an o-ring?

Float bowls use gaskets.  This is for 750 non-pd carbs

[mrbreeze]

I have had my bowls off a few times since I rebuilt carbs and the gaskets are fine to reuse. I put a tiny bit of sealer just on the bowl side of the gasket  just to stick them to the bowl. I've heard people have had problems with Keyster gaskets (and other parts of the kits as well). Don't know about other brands but mine are K&L and I've had no problems. I got them at Dennis Kirk but it was like 5 or 6 years ago.

[750K]

I can't comment on the inner workings of the early style carbs, as I'm a pd carb guy. But It helps immensely the first time you tear them apart to take pics during each step, as well as neatly organize your parts in groups. If Im cleaning and reusing needles and jets, as well as slides I try and make note which set came from which body and make sure that they al go back in the same body. Just me being anal retentive but it's always worked for me.

[mrbreeze]

Yes....organizing your parts is the best way to do carbs. I didn't take pics but that is good advice too. I used the plastic Foldgers coffee cans. Labeled each 1-4. I took 1 to work each day and tore it down and put the parts that need it in carb tip. That way...everything stayed together with each carb and I know they were well cleaned....I was able to agitate the basket full of parts several times a day as I was working. Wash it all off and blow every nook with shop air. At night when I got home reassembled and put back on rack and grabbed the next one. I wasn't in a hurry so this method worked out good.