1984 Kawasaki KZ550ltd CV slide quoestions

[prichmon]

Is there any place which repairs vacuum slides for old carbs?

The 550 has Teikei 26s and from what I can tell they slides run ~$200 each.

1 slide is very stiff and doesn't move like it should.

I'm looking for any ideas please.

Thanks

Rich

[Steve]

First thing to check is to make sure it's CLEAN. I spray some carb cleaner around the slide VERY CAREFULLY. Let it drip around the edge for a little bit to see it if loosens up a bit. If it does, and the slide moves freely, pull it out, spray some carb cleaner in a rag and wipe down the slide. Wet down a corner of the rag, put it over your finger and wipe down the carb where the slide goes, to make sure it's clean, too.

There has been some mention of replacement diaphragms, but I don't remember who offers them. I seem to remember that they were quite affordable.

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[LAB3]

First thing to check is to make sure it's CLEAN. I spray some carb cleaner around the slide VERY CAREFULLY. Let it drip around the edge for a little bit to see it if loosens up a bit. If it does, and the slide moves freely, pull it out, spray some carb cleaner in a rag and wipe down the slide. Wet down a corner of the rag, put it over your finger and wipe down the carb where the slide goes, to make sure it's clean, too.

There has been some mention of replacement diaphragms, but I don't remember who offers them. I seem to remember that they were quite affordable.

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Bookmarked it a while back, just in case!

http://jbmindustries.com/index.html

[Steve]

Thanks, Leonard.

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