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A couple of years ago someone talked about a tool that makes removing stuck float pins safe and easy. It presses them out. It had a funny name IIRC. I looked it up on ebay at the time but forgot to write the name down.
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Do you mean a spring loaded punch?79 GS1000S
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I'm not sure about it being a funny name, but roll pin punches are useful for the job.
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Ed
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be sure to support the post with a socket so you don't break it.
VGustov
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What is the tool called that removes stuck float pins?
BFH ?82 1100 EZ (red)
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Spring loaded center punch is what you want. Make SURE you support the opposite post as shown above.
Ray.Comment
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I simply use a socket on the side that the pin is coming out on to support the post and a smaller drill bit with a few taps of a hammer. Similar to the pictures that Ed posted. Out they come. Never broke one yet. Just tap lightly and the pin will slide right out.http://img633.imageshack.us/img633/811/douMvs.jpg
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I did break a post that way. It was supported well and I tapped very lightly. I think it was probably cracked from the PO.Originally posted by JTGS850GL View Posthttps://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9zH8w8Civs8ejBJWjdvYi1LNTg&resourcekey=0-hlJp0Yc4K_VN9g7Jyy4KQg&authuser=fussbucket_1%40msn.com&usp=drive_fs
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You can't fix some PO issues. If the post is in good shape, you will not break it if you go easy.http://img633.imageshack.us/img633/811/douMvs.jpg
1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)
Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.;)
JTGS850GL aka Julius
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It's called a FPRT*
*Float Pin Removal Thingy1984 GS1150ES (finally arrived, more to come...)
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Once it's out chuck the pin in a drill, use it like a lathe to turn the shoulder of the pin down to a smaller diameter, there's no need for an interference fit.Comment
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If you do break the post you can fix it with JB Weld, not JB Quick. I've done a couple like that over the years and they hold really well for years.... so far.Comment
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Now you tell me... I wondered about why the interference fit. No other carb I've worked on had that. The pin always floated in there.Originally posted by tkent02 View PostComment
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