Removing Weber Carb's
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:30 am
It's time I took the carb's off - need to overhaul the hydraulics
and while we're there might as look at the fuel pump and dizzy (it's
a rhd s4).
So my reading is to remove the airbox cover; disconnect fuel lines,
throttle cable and choke cable and then it's eight nuts on the inlet
manifold studs and lift off the pair of webers complete with airbox
back plate as one unit(I have replacement O rings and washers, etc.
to rebuild it).
Four of the manifold nuts are easy (top). Two are not easy (under the
front weber) but can be done while the last 2 (under the rear weber)
are impossible and I can't imagine a tool which will help. There is
clearance under the airbox/carb's to the footwell but not even a 5
year old mechanic's hands could work there - and I've looked at it
from underneath and every which way.
I guess I'll have to prop the engine, undo the engine mounts and jack
the engine up to get a bit of clearance to work with.
Have I missed something. Is there some magic here for removing the
carb's that I don't know about (my chassis is fine - no collapsing
tower, maybe my engine mounts upside down?).
Any tips appreciated.
Elliott.
and while we're there might as look at the fuel pump and dizzy (it's
a rhd s4).
So my reading is to remove the airbox cover; disconnect fuel lines,
throttle cable and choke cable and then it's eight nuts on the inlet
manifold studs and lift off the pair of webers complete with airbox
back plate as one unit(I have replacement O rings and washers, etc.
to rebuild it).
Four of the manifold nuts are easy (top). Two are not easy (under the
front weber) but can be done while the last 2 (under the rear weber)
are impossible and I can't imagine a tool which will help. There is
clearance under the airbox/carb's to the footwell but not even a 5
year old mechanic's hands could work there - and I've looked at it
from underneath and every which way.
I guess I'll have to prop the engine, undo the engine mounts and jack
the engine up to get a bit of clearance to work with.
Have I missed something. Is there some magic here for removing the
carb's that I don't know about (my chassis is fine - no collapsing
tower, maybe my engine mounts upside down?).
Any tips appreciated.
Elliott.