Removing b*ggered carb jets

[fritz]

I need to remove a small carb jet that has had the slot in the head chewed off (probably meaning the jet isn't working ideally). It is small and in a confined space - anyone any clue as to how I can achieve it? Drilling or tapping seem a bit risky, and no chance to tack weld to it or similar. Any practical advice welcomed


It's not a BMW carb

 

[Deleted Member MS]

Maybe an "Easy out" or what about dropping the carb in very hot water, and see if that loosens it at all.
Penetrating oil may help ??
(I have "Easy outs" here if you get stuck

Let us know how it goes

 

[DrFarkoff]

battery drill and go slow and just far enough to get a square type easy out started OR a small torx or spline bit tapped into the jet???

Sealey do a set of the square easy outs that the smallest one is about 2 mm at the tip they have sharpened edges on the anticlockwise rotation and only a slight taper

The big tip is to heat the carb in boiling water so that it's to hot to hold in yer mitt and wear a big glove and work fast

Good Luck

 

[MickDB1]

if it is in line of sight get a soldering Iron and leave it on the jet to warm it up - spray pen oil to it repeat 2 or 3 times
then get a small torx screwdriver - no1 or 2 and press into the jet hole and just matbe itle come ooot

hopefully

Mick

 

[Deleted Member MS]

Pickle it out with a burning gun !








I'll get me coat !

 

[Beemerboff]

Try a good toolstore - I saw a device for removing cross head screws where the heads were rusted out.
It had a drill tip designed to run backwards, then it changed into a cross between a easyout and a self tapping screw.

So , you just set your drill in reverse and slow speed and drilled the thing into the centre of the screw head until it locked in, and hopefully unscrewed the screw before it broke it.

I think they were designed for large scale production, re roofing of similar , as they only came in a pack of a dozen at a big price, so I didnt get one, but they looked the goods.

 

[fritz]

Cheers all, I'll have a look around for those. It's a dead small jet so a tricky burger