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Help! Pilot jet broke off in carb

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drewaugie

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Hey guys. New owner of a GS here and first post! Unfortunately it's because I screwed up on a carb rebuild.

So basically this is my 2nd carb rebuild but the first was on some completely different carbs. So I'm very new to this, be nice.

I recently purchased a '77 GS750 and everything from the petcock to the air box and carbs were dirty with old gas and it was kind of just chuggin along so I decided to rebuild the carbs, among many other things. I went to put in the pilot jet and as I was almost done screwing it in I felt a slight amount of pressure. I pulled it back out and sure enough the end of the jet broke off in the carb and I can't get it out. I tried blasting carb cleaner through it, tapping on it, and pulling it out with a needle. No luck.

So basically I need to know if there's any way of getting it out or if I just need to buy a new carb body.
Here's a picture if that helps.
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I'm hoping someone has some good news for me. Thanks guys.
 

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Try a very small drill bit, screw it in slowly, try to get the bit to stick in the hole. Hopefully the end of the jet will just spin out. I'd suggest a left hand thread drill bit, but you are past all of the threads so it won't matter.

If you can't get it out I have quite a few of those carburetors I'm parting out, let me know if you need one.
 
It looks like I'm going to need a new carb... I'm not getting all of whatever is jammed in there out. If I could get a carb body from you, that would be great! Should I send you a PM with some info? What info do you need? (Sorry about all the newbie questions.)
 
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