Have to say after rebuilding many, many motorcycle carbs, this is exactly what happened to me on my very own '81 Suzuki GS1000GL. Three of the four I managed to get out, but even after soaking a day and a half in parts cleaner the last one won't budge. Thanks for the video and showing how to get those darned things out!
Awesome thanks for the video. Had to do this last night and it went great! My stomach dropped when I looked into my carb and saw how buggered up the jet was after trying to screw it out
Thanks for posting this tip AND getting rite to the point instead of talking about nothing for 5 minutes in beginning of video, like is common these days!
You're a life saver. Thank you for this video dude! Unfortunately my carbs aren't 'straight' like yours are (can't plant them leveled on a surface), so getting the drillbit in straight will be a challenge ;)
Joe, I use a similar method also. I’m able to get about 90% of them out this way. On the ones that I can’t get I put them in the drill press and get them that way. Thanks for the video, great stuff. BTW, this process is NOT to be rushed. Slow and steady or you will be looking for a new carb.
Awesome video. Wonder if this would work on an old 1952 Marvel Schebler tractor carb? The carb is an old cast iron housing with brass jets. Man are they stuck. 🤬 probably been in there since my grandpa’s dog Shep was a pup
Huge lifesaver!!! Cept I melted part of the white plastic part the main jet screws into... mite still be functional if all particulates come off first? Really should replace though. Coated it with the original jb weld. Posta be ok with gasoline.
@Joe's Chop Shop , how many times you had this work? Ive had it work a time or two. I try to keep away from those style extractors. As you said they break easy. From my experience , usually with less force than needed to remove whatever is stuck. There are newer styles of extractors that dont break as easily. But they seem to strip out instead. Thats when you get a jet stripped out and drilled out. And no way i know of to save the threads.
I have done this at least 20 or more times successfully, and probably broke 4 or 5 extractors over the years. The trick is to gage the level of corrosion before you start. If I'm working on a carb that is badly corroded I won't even attempt to use a screw driver on it until it's gone a few rounds in the ultrasonic cleaner or boiled in a mix of distilled water a and 2% vinegar for 15 min. Heat is also your friend, I always heat the area where the threads are with a propane or butane torch. It expands the aluminum and loosens varnish that might be in the threads.
Hey Joe how did you figure out what size millimeters your carburetor pilot jet was. I have a 1981 Yamaha maxim 550 and can’t seem to figure out what size jet I need to order. Any help?
Everywhere I looked kept mentioning #35 pilot jets so that’s what I ordered for my 81.couldn’t find any markings on the jet itself but I’m kind of getting blind these days!
I have a stuck jet in a Honda carb. The screw came out fine but the jet itself won't come out. I can get it to move back and forth about 1/8 of an inch but thats all. Any thoughts on what I can do to get it out without damaging it? I have scoured the internet and can only find information on the stuck screw
@@NielsenValleyFarms So you have the jet out but the nozzle is stuck? I would try cleaning it in an ultrasonic cleaner or boiling the carb for about 10 minutes in distilled water and vinegar. Try to knock out the nozzle while it is still hot. Shock it by taping it down on a piece of soft wood. The other option is to drill and tap a 4-40 thread in the center of it and use a screw to pull it out. If you go the screw route the nozzle will be destroyed and will need to be replaced.
Shit, i try the same, only the tip of the jet came out. I just use the drill, The other piece is still screwed on it, i drilled the top head off the jet so only the tip came off, any ideas.?
Joe's Chop Shop not the jet where the needle and seat are, the other one, i finnally took it off but trying to screw in the new one was hard, gotta put some source of pressure to stay in. My ATV is now running good.. In the future what would happen if i just took it off .?
I walked over to turn the camera off, in no way was this torch left unattended. It is an old torch and it runs on for a minute or so after shutting off the valve.
@@nickfoster8674 Showing a poor example of safety practice backed up by stubborn ignorance is not a part of a useful video. Also, thumbing up your own comment is pathetic.
Got my 81 xj550 carbs tore down for cleaning. Have one stripped pilot jet. Thanks for this!
Watching some videos to get tips before I remove and clean the carbs on my 1982 XJ550RJ.
Have to say after rebuilding many, many motorcycle carbs, this is exactly what happened to me on my very own '81 Suzuki GS1000GL. Three of the four I managed to get out, but even after soaking a day and a half in parts cleaner the last one won't budge. Thanks for the video and showing how to get those darned things out!
I just rounded this jet and searched youtube .... after I finished breaking stuff. Life saver. Appreciate the time you took to do this.
Awesome thanks for the video.
Had to do this last night and it went great! My stomach dropped when I looked into my carb and saw how buggered up the jet was after trying to screw it out
This man just saved my freaking life and it helps we have the exact same bike
Worked awesome for all four. Thanks for the help!
Thanks for posting this tip AND getting rite to the point instead of talking about nothing for 5 minutes in beginning of video, like is common these days!
Shout out to this guy big time. Thank you
THANK YOU for this video! I was on the last carb on my 1980 XS1000 rebuild and... Needless to say I have to go get a smaller extractor.
That’s how it’s done folks. Great job man. I’m working on a ‘85 Suzuki with stuck jet and rounded out screws right now.
Did it work ? I'm working on a suzuki too
Thanks! I have a corroded pilot hey stuck in a carb that I am rebuilding this will be very helpful to get it out and replace it
Thank you very much for this.
You're a life saver. Thank you for this video dude!
Unfortunately my carbs aren't 'straight' like yours are (can't plant them leveled on a surface), so getting the drillbit in straight will be a challenge ;)
Just used this trick for a Polaris snowmobile. Thanks a ton
thanks bro, this helped me a lot!
Just what I needed to know! Thanks!
Joe, I use a similar method also. I’m able to get about 90% of them out this way. On the ones that I can’t get I put them in the drill press and get them that way. Thanks for the video, great stuff.
BTW, this process is NOT to be rushed. Slow and steady or you will be looking for a new carb.
Thanks for this useful information 👌
great guide. thanks for sharing
I have Just bought a used carbs. Why I not seen yours tip earlier... Cheers :)
Awesome video. Wonder if this would work on an old 1952 Marvel Schebler tractor carb? The carb is an old cast iron housing with brass jets. Man are they stuck. 🤬 probably been in there since my grandpa’s dog Shep was a pup
Good vids.
Great tip thanks!
Nice job.
Do a video on your vapor blaster
thank you.
Huge lifesaver!!! Cept I melted part of the white plastic part the main jet screws into... mite still be functional if all particulates come off first? Really should replace though.
Coated it with the original jb weld. Posta be ok with gasoline.
Don't get if the first operation was either making the thread for the extractor or just drilling a hole. In any case, great tip, thanks
Trying to remove my jets now from my Ducati M750. Both pilots are stripped. I’m going to try this Before I give up and buy a new carb.
@Joe's Chop Shop , how many times you had this work? Ive had it work a time or two. I try to keep away from those style extractors. As you said they break easy. From my experience , usually with less force than needed to remove whatever is stuck. There are newer styles of extractors that dont break as easily. But they seem to strip out instead. Thats when you get a jet stripped out and drilled out. And no way i know of to save the threads.
I have done this at least 20 or more times successfully, and probably broke 4 or 5 extractors over the years. The trick is to gage the level of corrosion before you start. If I'm working on a carb that is badly corroded I won't even attempt to use a screw driver on it until it's gone a few rounds in the ultrasonic cleaner or boiled in a mix of distilled water a and 2% vinegar for 15 min. Heat is also your friend, I always heat the area where the threads are with a propane or butane torch. It expands the aluminum and loosens varnish that might be in the threads.
Trying to get a stuck drainplug out of two of my carbs. The metal is super hard and not brass. Can't seem to even make a pilot hole.
I have a tip broke off of a pilot screw in my KEI HIN carb. Can't get the tip out. Any help would be great.
Hey Joe how did you figure out what size millimeters your carburetor pilot jet was. I have a 1981 Yamaha maxim 550 and can’t seem to figure out what size jet I need to order. Any help?
Everywhere I looked kept mentioning #35 pilot jets so that’s what I ordered for my 81.couldn’t find any markings on the jet itself but I’m kind of getting blind these days!
Can you come over right now to help me with my KLE carbs? 😀
You might want to try your drilling with a left-hand drill bit; that alone just might remove the jet.
Joe's chop shop what size extractor was that pal
Vermont American Size#1
I have a stuck jet in a Honda carb. The screw came out fine but the jet itself won't come out. I can get it to move back and forth about 1/8 of an inch but thats all. Any thoughts on what I can do to get it out without damaging it? I have scoured the internet and can only find information on the stuck screw
What model year and model bike?
Its a Honda 210 on a log splitter
@@NielsenValleyFarms So you have the jet out but the nozzle is stuck? I would try cleaning it in an ultrasonic cleaner or boiling the carb for about 10 minutes in distilled water and vinegar. Try to knock out the nozzle while it is still hot. Shock it by taping it down on a piece of soft wood. The other option is to drill and tap a 4-40 thread in the center of it and use a screw to pull it out. If you go the screw route the nozzle will be destroyed and will need to be replaced.
His torch is still on
Shit, i try the same, only the tip of the jet came out. I just use the drill, The other piece is still screwed on it, i drilled the top head off the jet so only the tip came off, any ideas.?
Was this on a pilot jet or main jet? what size drill did you use?
Joe's Chop Shop not the jet where the needle and seat are, the other one, i finnally took it off but trying to screw in the new one was hard, gotta put some source of pressure to stay in. My ATV is now running good..
In the future what would happen if i just took it off .?
@@santiagodavila1426 If you left it out, the engine would run very rich or flood out in low an mid range rpm.
Idiot leaves torch on and walks away.
I walked over to turn the camera off, in no way was this torch left unattended. It is an old torch and it runs on for a minute or so after shutting off the valve.
@@jbartelt2000 Then buy a new torch, SMH.
@@stuwest3653 Maybe just thank him for posting really useful videos instead of telling him what to do.
@@nickfoster8674 Showing a poor example of safety practice backed up by stubborn ignorance is not a part of a useful video. Also, thumbing up your own comment is pathetic.