Carb Boots

I toko out my airbox and carbs to clean, and am having trouble getting the carbs back on. should I put the carb boots on the carbs before or after i install the carbs?

 

Screw the boots to the cilinders and then put the carbs back on...

 

Boots on intake side not on motor side. Oil both sides up, wiggle it a bit. Itll go. Some people make tools with wood and strap wrenches or tow ropes.

Just oil the lips and know that we all know its a son of a gun.

-Kaya

 

haha, no easy way. alright i'll see what i can manage.

 

Any luck?

-Kaya

 

actually, half and half. the outside boots were fairly simple tyo get on, but i am having alot of trouble with the two inside boots.

 

Meaning bolting the boots to motor, or getting carbs in the boots?

 

okay. when i say carb boots, I mean the rubber tubes that connect the carbs to the airbox. in this case, i don't have the carb boots installed, i put the carbs onto the engine, and then i'm trying to put the carb boots in afterwords.

 

Bring water to a boil.
Remove water from heat.
Soak the boots about 10 minutes.
Remove a boot, install onto carb, tighten clamp, then push into airbox.
Do in order: 3, 4, 2, 1
Only remove one boot at a time from the water.

Using this method I can install all four airbox boots in about 5 minutes, minus the time to boil the water.

 

Additionally... If they're not new, they may have shrunk over time, especially on the bottom of the boot where some gas may have gotten. IIRC a new set was ordered from the stealership for around 7$ a piece, might be worth looking into if tskaz's method doesn't help.

My old boots now serve as gas tank props when the tank is removed

 

so i would obvisouly have the carb attached to the engine before boiling water right?

 

^Yes.

 

I just use a heat gun and gingerly work my way around the boots one at a time starting with the two inner ones of course. Heat them until you can no longer hold them comfortably in your hand. They become marvelously pliable and you can just about fold them in half and twist them like a pretxzel without damaging them. I have used this method 6x on three different bikes.