gs550

[sternavi]

Hi,what is the easy way to take the carb out from gs550 ?
cheers

[BassCliff]

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Hi Mr. sternavi,

There really is no "easy" way to remove your carbs. Take the airbox out first, then the carbs. I don't know if your battery box will be in the way also. I'm sure one of the 550 guys will give you more detailed details.

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[Suzuki_Don]

Hi,what is the easy way to take the carb out from gs550 ?
cheers

A bit more detail please. There were three different types of carbs fitted to the 550s. The VMs, CVs and the dual throat types on the later 80s bikes. They are all a bit different to remove. More detail please. Which model do you have?

[Steve]

The easiest way to get the carbs off a 550 is to sell the 550 and get an 850 or larger bike.

As Suzuki_Don mentioned, there were three different models of carbs used over the various years and the details will be a little different for each one, but they are all tight. Remove the airbox mount to the frame, remove the bolts that hold the battery box to the frame (but you don't have to remove the battery box itself). Loosen the clamps on both sides of the carbs, they should wiggle out. Once you have the carbs loose enough to rotate them a bit, you can get to the throttle linkage to remove the cable. The early VM carbs ('79 and older bikes) come out the left side of the bike, not sure about the others.

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[Nessism]

In a nutshell, you have to slide the airbox back as far as it will go after loosening all the hardware holding it in place. This will only gain you about 3/4 inch clearance so you will have to use brute force after that to get the carbs out.

[sternavi]

gs550

Hi,thanks for the fast answers sorry I didn't mentioned the carb type its bs32ss,
today I will tray to take it off and hopefully
I can put a new ideas .
Cheers

[bmt]

Honestly, getting them out is the easy part and the other replies are spot on. there is almost no clearance to work with on the 550.

Getting them back in will drive you nuts. Here is what I've learned, your results and patience may vary:

(make sure that the fuel line and two breather hoses are attached to the carbs before re-installing. the vacum hose is easier to deal with once they are installed)

1. remove the gas tank if you didn't do it when you removed the carbs and re-attach the air collector to the air box if you disconnected it. leave the air box with attached collector loose.
2. attach the throttle cable (you can attach the choke cable after they are installed).
3. slide the carbs in from the left side of the bike, be careful of the clutch cable with has to fit neatly between carb 1 and 2.
4. install the air collector boots on the carb intake side first, tighten them down.
5. then push the whole carb rack with attached airbox and collector into the intake manifold boots.
6. attach airbox to the frame and tighten down intake boots.

I spray a bit of wd-40 to wet the boots before doing this and have found it works pretty well.

also, it isn't as smooth as I make it sound. the rubber air collector boots pop out of the collector very easily and you have to keep an eye on them as you slide carbs back in as it is really hard to re-position them once you've got the carbs back in the frame as there just isn't any room to work with.

oh, and it isn't any easier with pod-type filters. my stock airbox was rusted through, my air collector cracked, and the air collector boots had caught on fire at some point so i replaced everything with the K&N RC-2382 filter set and these are even harder to get on than the stock setup.

and I love the idea of replacing the 550 with a 750 or 850. that, is the best advice of all