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by toomanysabres » Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:32 pm
I have recently applied an overhaul kit to one of the carbs of my Sabre 4 due to the base rubber seals 'weeping' a bit.
So I wanted to share a tip that NNG came up with for centering the jet. This is quite tricky as it is only really held in position by the tiny cork rings inside since it has to slide up and down for choke action. It will not stay in position on final tightening of the big nut with a 22mm spanner. It has to be clear of the needle in all positions of the movement of the rising vacuum piston.
Here are the materials
eat or bin the contents of :-

cut out a bit of a smooth band and fashion into three precision 0.006" slip gauges like this:-

place them into these positions and finally do up the nut underneath securely.

after pulling the strips out the jet will stay in place.
Please note it works just as well with spaghetti or soup

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