Air mixture screw small metal washer question --- Help Please!

[Guest]

Working on 82' 650E. Two of the carbs were completely missing the small metal washer that goes with the air mixture screw assembly. Went to hardware store and they have nothing like it. Looked / stared at parts fiche for an hour at Parts Outlaw and I swear they are NOT showing the air mixture assembly at all. I need real help here, I'm stuck! Anyone figure it out I could really use the part number

[chuck hahn]

Did you get all 4 orings out? If so you should have gotten all 4 washers as they are between the springs and the orings. Sudco shows the washers on the RS smoothbore schematic. Maybe someone can confirm these will fit your and you can order from them.

If they are a universal washer then your in..or you can see if someone has them laying around by an add in the parts wanted section.

Number 29 here..

http://www.sudco.com/Catalog37Digital/index.html#/168/zoomed

Parts list..

http://www.sudco.com/Catalog37Digital/index.html#/169/zoomed

[GSX1000E]

https://www.cycleorings.com

[chuck hahn]

Robert has the washers??? Didnt know that!!! Cool.

[robertbarr]

http://www.cycleorings.com/washers.html

[Scout]

Buy yourself a $3.00 cheapo set of dental type picks and go fishing, they are likely in there stuck down or to the sides. Like Chuck said, did you get all 4 rubber o-rings out?

[Steve]

Buy yourself a $3.00 cheapo set of dental type picks and go fishing, they are likely in there stuck down or to the sides.

Even better (and cheaper), is a drywall screw.

Put the point in there, twist it ever so gently, it will snag the washer and/or o-ring and pull them out.

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[chuck hahn]

I like the pick or bend the very end of a fine wire...jack that screw in just a tad too much and youre tearing up the bevel of the seats...I dont like a screw idea at all.

[Scout]

Even better (and cheaper), is a drywall screw.

Put the point in there, twist it ever so gently, it will snag the washer and/or o-ring and pull them out.

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I'd argue the pick is a better idea myself but I can see where a screw would work too ... but more chance of "screwing" up the threads

[Steve]

If you KNOW there is a washer and/or o-ring in there, you will not get anywhere near the bevel.

If you use a #6 drywall screw, there is so much clearance to the threads, there is no chance of damaging them.

The very slight amount of pressure that it takes to engage the threads of the screw against the device you wish to remove is also nowhere near enough to cause any damage.

Feel free to use whatever you wish, I will continue to use what works for me.

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[robertbarr]

There's actually a spec for these -- milspec, or US Navy, or something, don't quite recall. If I can find it, I'll post it. That way, if my supply dries up or something, whoever reads this will know how to find them. Unfortunately, when I bought them, they were only in quantities of 500, but who knows?

[cyclepat650]

If you KNOW there is a washer and/or o-ring in there, you will not get anywhere near the bevel.

If you use a #6 drywall screw, there is so much clearance to the threads, there is no chance of damaging them.

The very slight amount of pressure that it takes to engage the threads of the screw against the device you wish to remove is also nowhere near enough to cause any damage.

Feel free to use whatever you wish, I will continue to use what works for me.

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Steve, I used your screw method and ended up fishing the other two out, a couple less things to buy anyway. Still not done with them yet but I guess not a rush right now...it's a little cold out LOL

[chuck hahn]

Yup...whatever works for you. But I lean to the side of caution...less swearing that way.