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  • Damn Diaphragms

    Anyone know a trick to getting stuck diaphragms loose from the slides? All I've ever tried came out fairly easy, Ive got a set that won;t turn loose though.
    Greg

    Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

    ― Albert Einstein

    80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

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  • #2
    Hey Greg,

    You've got me confused? Are you trying to separate the rubber diaphragms from the metal slides....or are you using the wrong terminology and are trying to get some SLIDES out of the carb bodies, but they are stuck in the carb bores????

    T.C.
    T. C. Gresham
    81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
    79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
    History shows again and again,
    How nature points out the folly of men!

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    • #3
      Trying to get the rubber off the slides.

      As I said, usually, with a little effort, I can pull them free from the groove in the plastic piece at the top of the slide but these won't budge.
      Greg

      Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

      ― Albert Einstein

      80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

      The list changes.

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      • #4
        I thought the plastic portion CLAMPED onto the rubber diaphragm, so that they should not be easily removed?? I remember seeing Toolmaker Tim's post about replacing the damaged diaphragms on a set, and I thought he had to CUT the plastic part off of the slide.

        Is this on the early year slides, or the later series??

        T.C.
        T. C. Gresham
        81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
        79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
        History shows again and again,
        How nature points out the folly of men!

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        • #5
          Do a search. Someone posted a "how to" on that subject.
          Skids (Sid Hansen)

          Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by TopCatGr58 View Post
            I thought the plastic portion CLAMPED onto the rubber diaphragm, so that they should not be easily removed?? I remember seeing Toolmaker Tim's post about replacing the damaged diaphragms on a set, and I thought he had to CUT the plastic part off of the slide.

            Is this on the early year slides, or the later series??

            T.C.
            I am rying to put the rubber from a set from a 79 on a set of slides from an 80. The 79 rubber pulls out and is reinstalled easily on early slides but the carbs for the 80 have been sitting for about 10 years. I got the carbs themselves cleaned up but the diaphragms are like looking through a screen door when you hold them up to the light.
            Greg

            Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

            ― Albert Einstein

            80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

            The list changes.

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            • #7
              The slides from a 79 are different diameter than the 80's. I don't think they will fit.
              79 F full cruiser, stainless brake lines, spade fuses, Accel coils, modded air box w/larger velocity stacks, 750 FD.
              79 SF parts bike.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by red bandit View Post
                The slides from a 79 are different diameter than the 80's. I don't think they will fit.
                Yes, the slides are different but the diaphragms ar the same size as far as I can tell.
                Greg

                Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                ― Albert Einstein

                80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                The list changes.

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                • #9
                  OK. Found the thread.

                  Funny that the eary carbs you can swap them around but the later ones you can't.

                  Trying REALLY hard not to say anything bad about EPA or Nader.
                  Greg

                  Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                  ― Albert Einstein

                  80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                  The list changes.

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                  • #10
                    Hey Greg,
                    You may be trying to save some coin, and you may know this, but you can buy new diaphragms for $20 each. They are super easy to install also. I bought some from here http://www.jbmindustries.com/JBM_ORDER.html.
                    You do have to cut the plastic rings off to install the ones from JBM. though.
                    80 SG XS1100
                    14 Victory Cross Country

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                    • #11
                      Thanks, I found those last night. It's not my bike, I'm just trying to get it going for him on the cheap.

                      May have to go that way.
                      Greg

                      Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                      ― Albert Einstein

                      80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                      The list changes.

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