Separating the Carbs ?

[Mase]

I have a RedEye kit and am attempting to separate the carbs.  So far I was able to get the rods out of one side to take a look.  They do have some powdery corrosion but not bad at all.  I am not prying on the carbs very much and they are not separating.

Are there any links / vids out there that show how to take them apart without breaking something?
 

[justintyper]

http://www.youtube.com/user/DRaysShop/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=da there is a 9 part video series on this youtube channel that may help

[al v]

The three carbs are held together by metal hollow pins that corrode. The red eye kit includes plastic pins to replace the metal ones. Don't worry about wrecking the pins. I spent most of a day trying to pull 3 carbs apart from each other. Go big early. I used wooden shims. Penetrating oil. Lots of wiggling. But in then end, i had one pin that i had to drill.  I used a bit slightly bigger than the inside dia and smaller than the outside dia. About half way through the pin, the bit bites hard enough to spin the pin lose. If i had to do again, i would find a long drill bit right from the beginning.

[al v]

Here is my post about this...
http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,54618.msg523869.html#msg523869

[al v]

The fuel rails that connect the carbs have o-rings that will eventually leak if they are old. If you have the carbs off, now might be a good time to replace those. The down side is that you have to get the carbs separated...

[heavyd]

I know this is an old thread but it came up in my search and I wanted to add my experience as a complete carb noob. My 4 short outside dowels were seized solid. After trying the useless little brush that came in the redeye kit, and trying to pull it with a tap as suggested in the kit, I had to take more extreme measures. I tried using bolt extractors but they just stripped out, and a self tapping bolt with a closed end wrench between the bolt head and the dowel so I could hammer on it but it wouldn't move. In the end I had to use a self tapping bolt, screwed in to plug the dowel so I could leave it soaking in penetrating fluid. Then I put a long 1/4 inch bolt through from the opposite side so it was against the self tapping bolt. A lot of light taps with a small hammer eventually got it moving and out with no damage so far. Best of luck to anyone else trying this.

[Attic Rat]

Mase you need to vacuum ck the air cut off valves too. I have also seen several of the o rings go bad on the air cut off valves . so I would separate the carbs. call me if you need instructions it is not that difficult.