if it wiggles and you cant get it out, it's probably overtightened and the metal jacket around the carb base has a little bit of a pinch in it. Make sure you seal up the carb base w/ some engine sealant (I use racers edge) when you reassemble.

To get the carb out:
1. Put the screw back in the way it was, but only turn it a few threads in.
2. LIGHTLY tap on the screw head w/ a screwdriver handle, so the pinch half on the opposite side pushes out, then remove the screw.
3. Use your fngers or needle nose pliers to remove the pinch half.
4. Put the bolt in the other side, HEAD FIRST (i.e. backwards), and lightly tap on the bolt with the screwdriver handle.
5. Repeat step 3 on the other side and inspect both pinch halves for damage or seal tears.
6. carburetor should twist free, using just your hands. Twist, then pull it out.


If the seals are damaged, you can replace or use carb sealant. We have a few of these seals, but we stock the entire pinch bold w/ the seals already on it in quantity. The logic is that the seals are sometimes difficult to get on w/o tearing, due to their small size. Plus the entire bolt WITH the seals is set at less than $5 US, so it's cost effective to replace the whole thing. Part number is GO-1900: "Carburetor Setting Pin for Pro"


Now... off to break in a fresh GX-7R combo. Been running 5 ports exclusively, so opened a GX-7R EFRA 2072 combo that had shipping damage on the box (contents ok). So, I grabbed a long LSN, a new GO FLYWHEEL, and some new GO CLUTCH SHOES and SPRINGS and put the whole thing in my agama.

Now if I could just find my heat gun. ha.