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[tirebiter]

The float hinge pin was stuck ARRRGGGHHH

[tkent02]

Which carb is it?

[Guest]

#3
I may have one

[520eek]

That's a bummer....

[bobgroger]

I have personally broken 2, the second while being VERY careful. Not the greatest design...

[gustovh]

Looks like #3 carb to me.

V

[tirebiter]

Yes it's #3. The idle speed adjust knob just happens to be in the shot but not on purpose. Now, I'm glad it is. It does help identify which carb. I just checked on the bike and yes, it's the #3 carb ... just to the right of the idle speed adjusting knob.

Chef1366, Another forum member closer to my location says they may have one. If that does not pan out, I'll be in touch.

Meanwhile, there HAS to be some way to make a permanent fix. If/when I get a replacement carb, I may try to come up with something that would be relatively easy to duplicate and can be bolted in place. Possibly just a machine screw with a hole at the end for the hinge pin. It is not a heavily stressed area but it's extremely important that it can hold it's position well. Would also be a good idea if the hinge pin was easier to take out and put back in.

Has anybody else come up with other ideas ? It seems it is a little too common for one of these supports to break. I knew it was stuck from when I had the carbs off a couple of years ago. Do you think I remembered that BEFORE I used too much force to get the pin out ? NOOOOooo .... Boy did I feel like an idiot when I realized what I had done. Trying to clean the float valve screens without disconnecting the cables to the carbs. How NOT to save time by cutting corners ! It should have been an easy job, right ?

In almost 50 years of fiddling around with all sorts of carbs and float hinge pins, I think this is the first pin support, I ever broke. Thank you everyone, for your words of sympathy. <End of rant>

This hinge pin is made from Aluminum I think. It appears to have gotten bent while I was trying to get the stuck end free.