Pilot Jet problem

I recently picked up an '82 XJ550 Seca. The bike had been sitting for about 6-7 years. So obviously the carbs needed a good cleaning. 3 of the pilot jets were stuck badly and stripped when I tried to remove them. So I used a screw extractor to remove them, which worked pretty well. 2 of the 3 new pilot jets went in just fine. However, the last one did not thread in quite right. I am assuming the threads of the carb body got a little messed up when I extracted the old jet. The new one does thread in and tighten up. But when screwing it in I could feel that it was threading in smoothly. On visual inspection, it appears that it is not seated quite as deep as the other three pilot jets.

If this one pilot jet is not seated exactly right, will it cause a problem???

Also, besides not seating in as deep, I am thinking the jet may be very slightly cock-eyed if the threads are crossed. It is difficult to tell if this is the case with a visual inspection.

Any opinions on this problem will be greatly appreciated.

 

It very well could. I would carefully remove it and inspect the threads with a bright light and magnifying glass and see exactly what's going on.