Need help here, I'm trying to remove the carburetors since I have a leakage.

Now I've released the clamps securing the air cleaner and moved it as far
rearwards as possible. See picture:



After slackening the clamps holding the pipes toward the engine I'm stuck.
Simply can't rock the carburetors more than 2-3mm away from the engine. See picture:




I'm using all force I can possibly mobilize, but to no avail..

Anyone having experience with how you can manage to get them loose from the engine? I've searched the forum but couldn't find any answer..

 

So long as you've got all the fasteners slackened off properly, I used a lever with a small block of wood against the engine so as not to damage it.

Lever at one side and then the other and they'll pop right off.

 

Hawks on the money pry from one side like a long piece of kids lego

Putting them back in - run some hand sanitizer in side the rubber tubes and same
again one end first .

 

Getting them back on can be difficult, but pushing with a short length of 1''x2''
will make the job a lot easier. Just make sure you don't push it off the stand!!

Sprock's right on the money with the lube as well.

 

Great - thanks all of you What was I thinking, thought I could use my strong Viking arms like Popeye and just rock it off from side to side but no no.

I did try with a small wrench (rubber on the side) but that
didn't help either. Have to get me some good piece of wood, I'm getting it off, one way or the other

 

hhmmm... some one must be sneaking spinich in my food cuz i have no problems removing the carbs from the boots have bin for the past week or so

 

That made it! Many thanks, I thought I was going to damage something yesterday but now they popped out like toast

 

A little update, cleaned the carburetor and removed float chambers on 1&2 and it seemed that the problem was a stuck valve in carb 2 and too high float level in carb 1.
Everything sorted out now so now I've "only" got to put everything together again and hopefully the leakage is gone!

 

Did you check and clean 3&4 as well? May as well while you've got them off.

Don't forget to use a little lube as Sprock suggested, it'll help ease them back on. Was a little fiddly for me the first time, but also using a small section of wood to push them back on helped a great deal. If you've got them on right, the air box will go on quite easily. If it doesn't, check the carbs again to make sure they're fully on.

Once you've done it a few times, you'll be surprised how quick it is

 

Well infact my first thought was if it ain't broken don't mess with it but woke up this morning and had the same thought like you, I'm not so fund of doing this job all over again and there was some sediment in the chambers so I will atleast check 3&4 too, so dirt won't be carried around.

Thanks for the advice on putting them on too, my biggest concern is that I won't get them on fully but hope it will be quite easy to see with the air box as you say.