air idle screws stuck

[schweighart2]

Maybe this is a no brainer. But I've got BS32 cv carbs on my gs550e. The adjuster screws(the ones your not supposed to touch, with little caps on them) are jammed. I mean not coming out. Their made of such soft material I'm burgerin them up. They've been dipped, cleaned, polished. I installed them and they worked fine. Then I found a jet kit, single pod filters, and a good 4 into 1. I installed the kit and to my surprise only one of the adjuster screws work.

Any ideas? Anyone have a set to sell that are in good shape?
Thanks Matt

[Nessism]

Fill up the screw cavity with PB Blaster. Don't waste time with crap like WD-40, get some real penetrating lubricant. Let it soak for a day or so and also hit the carbs with heat - use a hot air gun or propane torch (keep the heat away from the throttle butterfly plate). Keep trying to get the screw to move but don't bugger up the head. Make sure your screwdriver fits tightly into the screw - I ground down an old screwdriver until it was a tight fit in the slot. If the slot in the screw gets damaged you can use a needle file like a scraper to dig down into the screw and deepen the slot. If the slot gets reall buggered, you can cut off the little tunnel about the screw and then use a dremmel cut off tool to make a new slot in the screw that way. Key things here is to use the PB Blaster, use heat, use a proper fitting screwdriver, and take your time.

[twiggy2cents]

some t hat ive removed usually end up taking the last couple threads out with it, try to clean the threads with a SMALL pipe wire brush

[schweighart2]

Thanks

Thanks! I buggered up the slot but I think I have enough to go on now. I used PB for 24 hours with no luck. I agree BP is the real deal. It just didnt work this time. I tried carb cleaner for 24 hours with no luck. Thanks again.

[Suzuki Steve]

The company that makes PB also makes something called Creep that works really well. I just had to use some for my pilot jets this morning. Came out after about 10 minutes of soaking.

[Nessism]

Did you use heat on the carb bodies?

[twiggy2cents]

The company that makes PB also makes something called Creep that works really well. I just had to use some for my pilot jets this morning. Came out after about 10 minutes of soaking.

i think your thinking of seafoam deep creep

[chef1366]

Fill up the screw cavity with PB Blaster. Don't waste time with crap like WD-40, get some real penetrating lubricant. Let it soak for a day or so and also hit the carbs with heat - use a hot air gun or propane torch (keep the heat away from the throttle butterfly plate). Keep trying to get the screw to move but don't bugger up the head. Make sure your screwdriver fits tightly into the screw - I ground down an old screwdriver until it was a tight fit in the slot. If the slot in the screw gets damaged you can use a needle file like a scraper to dig down into the screw and deepen the slot. If the slot gets reall buggered, you can cut off the little tunnel about the screw and then use a dremmel cut off tool to make a new slot in the screw that way. Key things here is to use the PB Blaster, use heat, use a proper fitting screwdriver, and take your time.

READ this thread and follow it closely! This is how it's done. Dig it or don't.

[AudiA4_20T]

I had the same problem. I got 2 of them out but I fear the other 2 are gone. We will see

[renobruce]

Also try screwing them in a little. Then work them in and out repeatedly.

[twiggy2cents]

one of mine on a carb i got were already stripped so i used an easy out and heat pb carb dip over and over and ended up breaking the carb body from the easy out making it expand. thats how tight it was. And this was over the course of 2 weeks

[Nessism]

one of mine on a carb i got were already stripped so i used an easy out and heat pb carb dip over and over and ended up breaking the carb body from the easy out making it expand. thats how tight it was. And this was over the course of 2 weeks

The easy out is a mistake. There are countless posts here about people breaking off easy outs inside the carbs.

HEAT, PB Blaster, and working the screw with a proper fitting screwdriver is the answer....and take your time.