cv carb slides

[amontyg]

Hey guys i am planning on reassembling my cv carbs tonight and was wondering if there are any tricks to getting the rubber on the slides to seal properly on the top of the carb.

[80GS750]

just put the screws in....

it shouldnt be too difficult for you
just line them up right and tighten them down.. but not too tight.

[Nessism]

When installing the slide it helps if you form the diaphragm like a mushroom (smooth on top). This helps spread out the diaphragm so it matches the cut-out on top the carb body. Hold the slide up with your finger inserted in the inlet side of the carb and install the top to capture the diaphragm while still in the groove.

Hope this helps.

[rapidray]

I also put some grease in the groove the diaphram locates in at the top of the carbs. It doesn't take but a little & it works every time! Ray.

[hikermikem]

Just remember to make sure you have that small rounded rubber "tab" on the diaphram located in the matching cut-out on the groove, otherwise it won't seat right & will leak.

Once you have everything in position & are holding the cap down with your fingers, hold it up & eyeball the seam all around between the top & the carb body - you will easily see if the diaphram is not seated in the groove - there will be "gap" between the body & the top. Sometimes you just need to "roll" the cap lightly around the top of the body to get those stubborn unseated areas to just push into the groove.

After a couple, it's a piece of cake.

goog luck

[Nessism]

I also put some grease in the groove the diaphram locates in at the top of the carbs. It doesn't take but a little & it works every time! Ray.

Some greases attack rubber. Make sure the type you use clearly states it doesn't if you choose to use grease.