maxim 550 carb rebuild manual/book.

hey everyone, i am a newbie, and have never rebuilt a carb. nor do i know the terminology, but i am surely reading and learning. can anyone tell me wherei can get a pretty simple step, by step, pictorial book, or manual? i have been reading several topics on this website and seem frightened to really start the project. maybe i just need some reassurance? well anything will help, so thanks for being here.

 

These carbs are really quite simple, but like everything else, the devil is in the details.

Pictures can be worth a thousand words or so:

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=14692.html



Revelations: JOURNALISM AT ITS FINEST!:

Graven Images Which Tell a Thousand Words:


Hitachi carb pictures and rebuild instructions, a big celebratory wheelie goes out to contributor Alive:

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=3649.html



And a high-side Ole'! to Da'Schmuck for his exceptional Hitachi carb rebuild write-up:

http://mok.fileave.com/HitachiCarbBreakdown.pdf



Mikuni owners should also remember Alive in their nightly prayers:

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=3690.html



Big Fitz gets medieval with his Valve Clearances, and shows how easy and important it is to actually get this task done:

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/p=122425.html



And the Fishmaster has a nice video of a vacuum diphram passing the CLUNK TEST with flying (or rather, "falling") colors:

http://xjmadness.myphotoalbum.com/view_ ... clunk_test



Gamuru shows you how to clean that starter jet properly:

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=8918.html

and not to be outdone, he also shows how to bench-synch a set of carbs using the easy, painless method:

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=6366.html