1977 BMW R75/7: Episode 14 - Carburetors Rebuild

In this episode we show you how to rebuild 32mm Bing CV carb.
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[@slapshotiam]

It appears you used red locktite on the throttle plate screws. That would seem to make future removal very difficult. Why not blue? It should hold and be less difficult to remove screw next rebuild. Your thoughts please.

[@airheadbarn]

Red is the way to go. I personally wouldn’t take a chance with blue for this application but feel free to experiment. Just word of caution, it can be very expensive if screw comes loose and finds its way to the combustion chamber. Removing red locktited screws is not problem at all. Just heat the plate with heat gun and they easily come loose. Common approach is to use red. Thanks for watching and good luck with your rebuild.

[@stefh8244]

are there any parts you should NOT put in the ultrasonic cleaner? like the floaters maybe?

[@airheadbarn]

Ultrasonic per se won’t harm any of your carb parts. I would just be cautious what chemical you are using with cleaner. I ended up with aircraft simple green which should be safe for aluminum and mixed with water (1:3) and some pine sol