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Taking apart my carbs for cleaning, I found one has a stepped spray tube, and the other has none at all. 1974 850. Usual?
How are they attached in there, anyway?
 
Certainly not normal . Do you mean no step on one or no spray tube ? Each type needs a different needle. One carb has probably been replaced. What are the numbers stamped on the body ?

The tubes just tap out. It's best done with a double diameter drift after warming the body with hot water.
 
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Certainly not normal . Do you mean no step on one or no spray tube ? Each type needs a different needle. One carb has probably been replaced. What are the numbers stamped on the body ?

The tubes just tap out. It's best done with a double diameter drift after warming the body with hot water.
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I must be losing it. I went out to check model #'s and looked into the jar where one is soaking, and there it is, a stepped spray tube, just like it's brother. Less caffeine, I think next time.
These can be drifted out from the bottom up?

Thanks!
 
No, from the top down once the jet holder has been removed. It has a shoulder on it.

We're talking about a gentle 'tick' here, not thumping it but you don't need to take them out unless you're intending to change them. They don't wear and aren't difficult to clean in-situ.
 
Thanks!
I'm planning on getting them resleeved, so probably need to strip them down all the way.
 
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