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FJ600 - Can't get the Air Box back on straight!

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by mreinsmith, Aug 25, 2012.

  1. mreinsmith

    mreinsmith New Member

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    Newbie to the Forum, Great people here, been readin posts for a while now. Thanks for having me!

    I'm a little frustrated right now so I thought I'd post for some suggestions.

    I can't seem to get the Darn Air Box back on straight and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for the best way to get them back on.

    I took them off because I'm having trouble with the idle and I thought it might be an air leak somewhere. They looked like they weren't on striaght in the first place. Now I can see why the PO didn't get them on straight either.

    Any suggestions/tricks would be helpful, in the meantime I'll keep trying to figure it out.

    Thanks

    M
     
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    I had the same problem. I took the air filter out and applied pressure to get the boots onto the two centre carbs first, with the help of a blunt screwdriver. Possibly a bicycle tyre lever is a good idea.

    I read on the forum that a quick (1 minute) bath in very hot water helps them return to their correct shape, before refitting.
     
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    Thanks! It's always nice to hear your not the only one having a problem :)

    Hand inside the box was a great idea, I also straightened out the clamps a bit and that seemed to helped. (they were causing them to pop off when you went to tighten them)

    However, I might yet have to try the hot water trick.

    Still at it because they popped off again on me GRRRR

    oh well, take a break and try again

    M
     
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