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Chuck hahn carb rebuild

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Take them to the dealership and youll get an estimate of between $450 and $600 bucks...IF they even want to mess with them that is.

$174.00 ...... INCLUDING all the needed parts and orings is a deal in my book. And NO I did not do any mark up on parts or gaskets. What they cost is what he paid.
 
chuck hahn said:
Take them to the dealership and youll get an estimate of between $450 and $600 bucks...IF they even want to mess with them that is.

$174.00 ...... INCLUDING all the needed parts and orings is a deal in my book. And NO I did not do any mark up on parts or gaskets. What they cost is what he paid.
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C'mon Chuck, I'm pulling your chain! :)
 
Rich...Was just reviewing the thread. If the engine isnt gonna be together for a good bit yet, give the slides a good shot of PB Blaster or other pentrating oil (from both sides) and work them up and down to keep the slides good and protected.

This help from moisture causing oxidation between the slides and the carb bodies while sitting..better safer than sorry.
 
I am going to coat them with some Remoil, Remmington gun oil spray.
 
Hi,

chuck hahn said:
...I stripped and repainted the tops, new Robert Barr orings, new bowl gaskets, and I had to hunt down new jet holder washers....
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Nice work Mr. chuck hahn, a glowing review. :)

Where did you get those "hard to find" parts? Others might need them in the future.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
So you used the oring kit from cycle o-rings for the vm33 smoothbore carbs?
Does that kit include the super thin large o-rings? They are discontinued on every mikuni parts site I looked at. Also, all the orings in the kit are the correct size for the vm33 smoothbores?

Reason I ask is I contacted Mr. Barr and he said he was not sure they would fit the smoothbores.

Regards,
Daryl

chuck hahn said:
Average set of VMs thru the mUSPS is around 20 bucks..give or take a dollar or two. Weight and package dimensions are the factors they go by.

I always tell a potential customer to go the extra few dollars for a well padded set of carbs in a slioghtly bigger box. These carbs arent that rare, but then again not an on the shelf parts supply out there either. best to err on the side of caution.

Those were VM33s that Rich had done. I stripped and repainted the tops, new Robert Barr orings, new bowl gaskets, and I had to hunt down new jet holder washers. Total cost WITH parts was $174.00 Rich had sent a return UPS label with the carbs, so that was real nice that shipping was covered.

Hope to be of service to anyone here. Just send me a PM. I also do a heck of a nice job on polishing engine covers..HINT HINT!!
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Cliff...I originally hunted down washers at Niche Cycles..but they sent the wrong ones. So they took the pictures I sent them of the original one that was there and sent me 4 new brass ones of the right specs.

In the interum of hunting, Eric bang answered my phone call and he looked in his stash as we chatted and he sent me 20 washers as extras.

Sudco supposedly has them as well. I also contacted a place in the UK called Allens Performance and the said the washers are NLA from Mikuni..dont know.

I got the new rubber end caps from Sudco..they said they only had 38 in stock and when those were gone no more would be available. Knowing that, I got Rich what he needed for the rack and 2 extras for his parts bin.
 
And for the thin orings on the throttle shaft links..his were still good and soft, so i reused them. By Roberts orings i mean the fuel tubes and needle orings were all spot on perfect.

I would think those thin ones could be sourced maybe thru Grainger or McMasters??
 
Hi Mr. chuck hahn,

Thank you. Great information. I appreciate you sharing it with us. Perhaps we should start hoarding certain parts. ;)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
I would suggest these as a minimum to hoard..

Rubber end caps and the other rubber linkage seals that go on the slide towers.

Jet holder washers

Any pilot and mixture screws you can get

The bolt that goes thru the choke lever and the spring thatb provides the holding tension

The upper slide linkages that attatch them to the throttle rod..those parts will soon be NLA i suspect.
 
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