easy method of removing carbs......gs1000e

[Guest]

gentlemen,,,, i,m now looking at removing my carbs from my 1980 gs1000e,,,it has the long round filter in the air box....above the battery...i seem to always have trouble when i,ve got to secure the front section of the airbox the i loosen on all 4 carbs and then hold it back against the frame ...with copper wire... then loosen the clamps on the boots and pop out the carbs... the my swearing starts...gentlemen is there an easy method of removing the carbs...as i want to shoot the engineer that designed the minium space .i i have had the carbs out before but always with dramas..i,d be gratefull for you help.....regards david from kaniva

[KiwiGS]

Nope, no easy way sorry mate.
I have been known to take the front engine mounts off and lean the engine forward a bit.

[mustangflyr]

Carbs

Actually there is a way that I use, the trick that I've found is yes to hold back the airbox assembly and make sure the clamps are loose. then slide the clamps back as far as they can go on the filter side of the carbs. This will allow enough squish room to remove and install the carbs. Not a lot of room but it will work, good luck.

[feelergaugephil]

find friends to help, near enough impossible on your own, when i have done it on my own I ALWAYS end up slinging tools across the shop!

[rideOn]

i've only done this operation a couple times since i got my bike. i just take the airbox out because i figure if the carbs need service, the airbox deserves a look-see. and yes, it can be darn aggravating. i do the four-letter chorus myself.

[nvr2old]

I agree with everyone. Getting the carbs off is a pain. After doing it four times in one day, I found that trying to be gentle didn't want to work. You need to be a little aggressive. By the third time I did find that heating all the rubber parts with a hair dryer softened everything up to move easier.

[SqDancerLynn1]

You can remove the air box on the 850. On the 1000e It requires the carbs be removed before the air box can be removed --No easy way

[Nessism]

I've had my 1000S carbs off so many times now it's easy, comes from pratice I guess. Oh and, getting them off is WAY easier than getting them back on.

[cavehamster]

Oh man, if I had a dollar for every time I've had the carbs in and out...

Make sure the boots are warm, that is, it just won't happen if it is below 60 outside. Secondly, make sure you take out the two bolts on top of the air box so it can slide back a bit. Push the air box back and off, then rotate the carbs to get them out of the boots. Point the front of the carbs down, and slide them out the side, with a tad bit of cursing.

When you put them back in, make sure the clamps are real loose, and put a little grease on the rubber bits to help it all pop into place. Attach the throttle cable first, slide it in just like you took it out, notch in the top of the front of the carbs into the boots, and rotate up while pushing forward to snap them into the boots, then work on the air box, and you'll be alright.

It -will- go, just be patient

[1_v8_merc]

Not exactly familiar with your bike, but on my 650, I had to take all the bolts off the air filter housing so the entire housing is loose, then i pull it back as hard as I can.

It gave me an extra Inch or 2 maybe, but it made a HUGE difference, because that little bit of room was all I needed.

Then i pulled the rear side of the carbs out of the air box boots, and pulled the carbs Upwards at an angle, then worked the Front carbs out of the Boots.

It actually wasn't as hard as it looked, once I had that little bit of extra room.

[Suzuki mad]

Pratcice makes purfect.

I've found that the E model CV carbs come out easier than the VM model carbs on my S.

I remove the back part of the air box at the rubber joint first followed by the choke and throttle cable. Then loosen then rear clamps and slide the box back as far as it will go and even sometimes drop it a little.

Then loosen the front and lift the cabs back and up to free them from the front inlet rubbers. Then its a case of slide them out to the right as you sit on the bike. Takes less than 5 minutes and works for getting them in too.

On re-assembly I normally fit the airbox side first and make sure its a good seal then fit the carbs on to the inlet rubbers. Saying that I sis replace both side of rubbers last time they were out and that does help a great deal in the ability to set tha carbs.