Mikuni bs32ss - needle remove

[christos31]

hello guys,

can someone please tell me how to remove needles in order to change noch. i am kind of confused of how you remove the needle from the throttle valve.


thank you

[salty_monk]

Take the top off the carb & pull the slide out the top. Remove the circlip down inside the Well of the slide with some long circlip pliers & the plastic bit, needle, spring etc will come straight out.

Yours may not have notches if they are emission controlled... you may have to use washers as a shim.

Dan

[psyguy]

as you remove the circlip, push the needle slowly from underneath so you can see the position of all the little bits, should help re-assembly

putting the circlip back in can be a bit of a pita so excercise patience

[christos31]

thank you guys,

i allready did that, my prob is how to remove the circlip. do i need a special tool?
and if they dont have scales to raise the needles what can i do?

[psyguy]

use long nose (internal) circlip pliers

a pair of standard long nose needle pliers should work as well

get the right tool as you're dealing with delicate parts

if you are in the usa - you'll need to use small thin washers to shim the needle
if you are outside of the usa the needle is going to be grooved, with a removable circlip

[doctorgonzo]

"a pair of standard long nose needle pliers should work as well"

They work fine. I even ground mine down slightly to be more pointed and slightly bent them in towards each other and it works like a charm.

[salty_monk]

www.z1enterprises.com do a set for 20 bucks that are long enough too. Have an angle on the legs.

Dan