installing carb diaphragm

I dissasembled and cleaned the carbs on my bike (85 Kawasaki 900
Eliminator) and now the diaphragms seem too big for the groove on the
carb body.

I read that the parts cleaner will cause the rubber to stretch, my
question is how do I get it to shrink back? or is there a trick to
this.

 

Is there anything that I can use to help keep the lip in the groove,
as I work my way around the diaphragm keeps coming out of the groove.
I have read that gasket sealer is NOT good to use, is there anything
that will help keep the diaphragm in place?

 

Try washing them in some hot water with a little dish soap. Rinse and
air dry thouroughly before reinstalling.

Pete
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Pete Snell
Royal Military College
Kingston Ontario


The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
- George Bernard Shaw

 

On my honda I strugeled quite a bit until I read the workshop manual On
the VTR the diaphragm are suposed to be mounted with the diaphragm as a top
comming out of the carbs. That make them fit right on. Trying to put them on
any other way was very difficult. When seated let the slider (with the
diphragm) move to the bottom and the diaphragm will regain it's proper shape
and position.

/MBE

 

Thanks for all the suggestions, I will give it one more try this weekend.