Carb removal help. 717 engine. Can't get black plastic oil cable out to remove cable.

[JohnMetta]

Carb removal help. 717 engine. Can't get black plastic oil cable out to remove cable. Can't figure this out for he life of me. Already frayed the cable a bit.

 

[JohnMetta]

It's called the cable guide. Can't get it off.

 

[Bills86e]

The choke cable is secured to the bracket by a small mm allen set screw. loosen 3/4 turn, then slide out the cable needle.
The oil pump lever cable, is removed by rotating the lever til you can slide the barrel end, cable thru the levers notch.
Go to How-To section of this forum.

 

[JohnMetta]

No I'm talking about the black plastic piece

 

[Ruskie787]

I ran into the same situation removing the carb for the first time. I ended up taking the linkage off the carb.

 

[wfo speedracer]

There is no need to remove it just unscrew the cable from the carb.

 

[JohnMetta]

This is a single carb.

 

[Ruskie787]

Just take the cable off the lever on the carb or undo the nut and pull the lever off with the cable.

 

[Bills86e]

To answer, assuming you are inquire the "elbow" , it has a horseshoe metal retainer clip, C-clip, that you can just turn to align, as the elbow also has this slot, and the bracket has this slot. To remove the elbow from the bracket, you can pull the horseshoe, then the elbow pulls out of the bracket hole. The above enables you to remove the cable, leaving the bracket & elbo intact on the housing manifold/cover.

 

[wfo speedracer]

This is a single carb. View attachment 36902View attachment 36902

Yep you see that 10mm nut in the pic , loosen it and unscrew the cable, or do it hard way if you like , it's up to you really

 

[JohnMetta]

I don't see the clip. It's just the black plastic cable guide that will not come out. I cannot get the throttle cable out.

 

[JohnMetta]

Not the throttle cable the oil cable

 

[Bills86e]

The throttle cable plate that the cable rolls on has a notch, rotate the plate so you have slack, the cable end barrel pushes out the side of the plate.

you just chimed back. The end of the cable has a barrel, find that!

 

[JohnMetta]

please look and help. this plastic piece is killing mer

 

[wfo speedracer]

If you are not going to listen to people that do this every day for a living I am out.

 

[JohnMetta]

I don't see the 10mm nut.

 

[wfo speedracer]

Technically it's a 6mm nut, a 10mm wrench fits it, in the pic below with the red arrow pointing to it.

 

[JohnMetta]

Did that. Now what. Here is picture.

 

[Bills86e]

View attachment 36907 please look and help. this plastic piece is killing mer

Your pic shows the elbo orientation at 6 o'clock, and the bracket notch at 9 o'clock. I can't see horseshoe C-clip
as its under the bracket, so just line all three, and loosen the cable as WFO suggested if needed. Later you will
adjust the two oil pump marks, with throttle at idle, and then snug down the not he described so the pump delivers
the correct oil inject into the two RV cover spigots. The piston suction in the manifold will drip the oil into the air/gas
as it enters the lower cases.


Bills86e

Some people will inadvertently install the elbow in the bracket up-side down, so
as to see the clip up when looking into the compartment.

Hope this helps

 

[JohnMetta]

ok sorry about all the confusion. I ended up getting it out. I wanted to avoid having to readjust any cables. especially the oil cable. thanks for all your help.

 

[kevinz]

i just dealt with this on my 97 gti, it has to be the dumbest design i've ever seen.

 

[gman1103]

ok sorry about all the confusion. I ended up getting it out. I wanted to avoid having to readjust any cables. especially the oil cable. thanks for all your help.

you just did the easy part!!!

when you install the carb back on make sure you align and adjust the "oil pump arm correctly" or the oil pump will be wide open all of the time and your ski will be a moving mosquito killer with all of the smoke coming out of the back---just went threw this install procedure--not so easy doing it for the first time

 

[JohnMetta]

I'll be reinstalling next weekend. Hopefully all goes well.

 

[JohnMetta]

I agree. Hopefully the reinstall goes well.

 

[wfo speedracer]

I agree. Hopefully the reinstall goes well.

If you had loosened the nut and back the cable out, there would be no need to readjust, it would go right back where it was, adjustment only takes a flashlight , a mirror and an 8mm and 10mm wrench, not that much to it really.