carb rail

[Guest]

Boy oh boy, it's only step 2 on the carb cleanup and already I'm stuck. How necessary is it to remove the carbs from rail to clean? The bolts won't budge. I've hit them WD and a gun and all that is happening is stripping :shock:.
ANy suggestions

thanks

[Steve]

How necessary is it to remove the carbs from rail to clean?

Personally, I can't think of a good way to clean the carbs without separating them. 8-[


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[waterman]

Hit them with impact driver or use a pair of vice grips tightened on the head of the screws. I second the need to separate the bodies to clean.

[crazedfooter]

vote 2 for vice grips, they have never failed me yet, you just have to replace the bolts when you are done cuz they will get tore up.

[chef1366]

I've always gotten them off with an impact. Is that what you are calling a gun?

[Matchless]

And once you have them out, replace all those crosshead screws with allen head stainless steel ones and get a set of T bar allen keys and when you assemble them it will be a breeze.

[maro]

BY gun I mean drill. I do not have an impact driver. I will try the vice grips. Thanks ya'll.

[maro]

Vice grips are not working. The screws are round on the head and I am having one hell of a time getting a good grip. I'm thinking about cutting the head of with a dremel bit and try my luck with the rest of the screw using vice grips. Does the rail have threads??? hope not

[Nessism]

Impact driver (the type you hit with a hammer) is an essential tool when working on a GS. Go to Sears and pick one up - about $20. Well worth it.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00947641000P

[PAULYBOY]

Impact driver (the type you hit with a hammer) is an essential tool when working on a GS. Go to Sears and pick one up - about $20. Well worth it.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00947641000P

Almost the same thing available at Autozone. Just don't uy the crappy one at Harbor Freight. Also, if you do go the dremel route. after cutting the groove, use a large tip (#2) slotted driver with a square shaft pinched with vice grips. push down on the end of the driver with the heel of your left palm while turning the vice grips with the other hand. You'll get mucho more leverage with minimal twist and slip tendencies.

[maro]

Well,

Rail #1 is off. The dremel worked. I Cut off most of the bolt until I could get a nice grip with the vice grips, once loose, came right out. HORAY I yelled, turned to the next page of the carb cleanup. The next diagram shows the 4 carbs apart. I look back at my carbs and turn them over, only to discover another F*cking rail. You must be kidding me. So I begin, again, by using my philips...stripety strip. This time the bolts are super shallow, no chance of getting the grips to grip. I need to buy that impact driver immediately, becuase this is rediculous, the sparks from the dremel are worrisome.