Carb removal--not having fun.

[Tor-King]

I am in the process of removing my carbs for cleaning.  I am at the point where the air box is out and have loosened all the hose clamps holding the carbs to the intake.  I am attempting to coax them off but to no avail.  Does anyone have any tricks up their sleeves?  I really don't want to put a lot of unnecessary force upon them if there is an easier way.  Looking forward to responses.

Thanks,
Dean

[roverfj1200]

I just push the clamps forward to the engine and crank the suckers up and down till they come off.

Cheers'

[FJmonkey]

Remove a few more bits so you can tilt the rear sub frame down and away from the the carbs, plenty of room. 

[Pat Conlon]

I just push the clamps forward to the engine..........."

Do you have the heat shield installed?

[Tor-King]

The clamps cannot be moved any further up as the heat shield is installed.  I actually removed the bolts from the hose clamps so they are very loose.  The carbs just appear to be super tight in the intake!  I will try again later!

Thanks again,
Dean

[1tinindian]

Use a 90* pick around the inside of the boots to loosen the carbs.

Leon

[akinc]

I have rebuilt quite a few yamaha carbs over the years, ( FZ, Maxim X, Radian, YZF600, etc.) easiest way i found is to pop the rubber intake boots (air box to carb) back into the airbox, this will give you lots of room to wiggle the carbs out from the actual intake manifolds. When you go to reinstall, you can access these boots by putting your hand in the air box ( filter removed) to help push them back on to the carbs. These boots have a groove moulded into them for that purpose. Give that a try

[Firehawk068]

He already posted that he has the airbox out...........I think he means that they are just stuck in the carb manifolds.
They can get hardened by the heat, and age. I know it sometimes takes some bit of force to get them out, especially with all 4 manifolds holding them in solid.
I have had previous luck with using a prybar to wedge them off. I start at the very end of the rack of carbs. But be very, very careful that you dont damage them. Once you get them past the molded ridge inside the manifolds, they slip right out.

[Tor-King]

Finally got them out.  Letting them sit awhile with all mounting hardware loose and a little extra pull up on the carbs, and everything sprung loose-- yea!  Now the fun begins.  THANK YOU everyone for your input!

Dean

[akinc]

I guess i should have read the details, missed the part about airbox out, hopefully the tip helps later for service work.
Take your time with the overhaul, its well worth the effort, the smooth power and good gas mileage pays off.