Thanks again!
I ended up using an unsharpened pencil as a drift for driving the washer and
screw out and driving them back in. I know, neanderthal, but it worked fine.
Any scoring I might have inflicted on the damper wall in negligible. For
re-inserting the screw and washer I simply drove the two together back in from
the top with the pencil. Once again, scoring is negligible. I drove it today
and everything is fine. If scoring did play a role then thicker oil would be in
order to compensate but I just used the same ole MMM oil. Thanks for all the
help guys!
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:48:05 levilevi wrote:
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>Steve,
>
>Using the rubber hammer to tap the air valve might be OK but I try to
>avoid pounding on carb parts with anything if I can avoid it. It might
>be safer to hold on to both the drift and the air valve with both hands
>and use the weight of the air valve to drive the star washer and screw
>out by tapping the end of the drift on the work bench. It's the star
>washer that's holding the whole thing in there. Once it's out you can
>slide the adjusting screw with the new o-ring back in easily. The
>tricky part is getting the star washer back in and getting it flat
>against the adjusting screw. Push it down the air valve with a screw
>driver and then you'll just have to mess with it (push one side then the
>other) until you can get it flat. Once you've done one it'll be easier
>on the second.
>
>Bud
>Steve Nabors wrote:
>>
>> Bud and Andy,Thanks!
>> My understanding on this is basically set the drift/punch on the workbench
>with its business end up. Slide the air piston over the business end(upright
>just like it would sit in the carb)
>> and tap the top of the air piston damper tube(here I'll use a rubber hammer)
>until the washer and screw slide/pop out the top. Avoid
>> a new years celebration(assembly popping out the top cork style) by not
>letting the rubber hammer bounce too much on impact. Once
>> I've got it out, replace the seal(a rubber o-ring from the kit) and the
>screw and washer will go back in relatively easily using
>> a pencil or some other drift. Correct?
>
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