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I broke carburetor tower trying to remove float pin.

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by carlos102090, Jul 17, 2011.

  1. carlos102090

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    I was trying to get the float pin out of the carb and was about to get it out. When I went in for the last tap, the tower just cracked. I dont want to mess with it anymore because it is still somewhat in place. Is there any hope to get this bike running again? what else can I do? I was looking forward to this
     

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    bigfitz52 Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    You can JBWeld it back; or just replace the carb body.

    Which carb is it and do you have the other 3 apart yet?
     
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    I was thinking about bringing it to a welder too. It is the # 3 carb. I've only taken one apart and cleaned it. the other two are still in their original state
     
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    I pm'd you.
     
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    Bummer. :(

    If you don't find a cheap option locally, you can ship me the other two carbs. I'll take the pins out and send everything back to you.

    Probably less than $30 round trip.

    Still hoping someone near you chimes in...
     
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    That IS a bummer. The word is that JB-Weld is the easy fix. It's an epoxy that needs absolute cleanliness to adhere, and give it 48 HR cure time just to make sure.
     
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    Muggy Weld (Google it) would be another option. Their alloy #1 should fix this pretty easily... about $50 for the starter kit, shipped, though, but it's good to fix a lot of aluminum, pot metal, and dissimilar metal items. I used it to repair an A/C evaporator that was copper to aluminum... worked well.
     
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