Replacement for carb grommets?

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There in the mail

Thanks Pete, they're a helluva lot better than the ones I put back in. Now to swap them out one of these warmer, drier days. Cheers!

Found them see 1976 threw 1979 Suzuki used the same carbs minkuni GS750B 1977 ( USA (E03) SEAL 1355645010, www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-gs750-b-c-ec-n-en-1...048/seal_1355645010/ or
www.suzukipartshouse.com/oemparts/a/suz/...a/carburetor-gs1000n :) :blink: :blink: :blink: :dry: :dry: :unsure: :unsure: :P :laugh:

Just putting this out there. I have successfully revived rubber boots and other rubber items which are either too expensive to replace or no longer available. I used a 1:3 mixture of winter green oil and xylene. Soak for a couple of days and when dry they are like new and stay that way. Mix and keep it in a capped container because your garage will smell like spearmint or winter green chewing gum for quite a while.

jdvorchak wrote: Just putting this out there. I have successfully revived rubber boots and other rubber items which are either too expensive to replace or no longer available. I used a 1:3 mixture of winter green oil and xylene. Soak for a couple of days and when dry they are like new and stay that way. Mix and keep it in a capped container because your garage will smell like spearmint or winter green chewing gum for quite a while.

Yes wintergreen oil! Did you pick up this info from our friend Nils? (NobleHops) he posted this from another forum.
www.cbxclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=8753

I went right to the chemist! I purchased a 1000ml (33oz.) plastic jug of this 100% institutional grade wintergreen oil.
There are 4 oz. bottles for sale on ebay and amazon.
it is called (Methyl Salicylate) it is not un-stable, was able to ship regular USPS. MSDS was not too bad. when I get some other small containers, I might have some 4 - 8 ozs. for sale. does smell clinical! I opened it up and put a small amouNt in the basement tool room. Smells good!
MSDS reads HEATH -1 FIRE - 1 REACTIVE - 0 PPE - H.
Product Name: Methyl salicylate
Catalog Codes: SLM3187
CAS#: 119-36-8
RTECS: VO4725000
TSCA: TSCA 8(b) inventory: Methyl salicylate
CI#: Not available.
Synonym: Oil of Wintergreen (Synthetic); 2-
Hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester
Chemical Formula: HOC6H4COOCH3
Contact Information:
Sciencelab.com, Inc.
14025 Smith Rd.
Houston, Texas 77396
US Sales: 1-800-901-7247
International Sales: 1-281-441-4400
Order Online: ScienceLab.com
CHEMTREC (24HR Emergency Telephone), call:
1-800-424-9300
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Sorry! I was a Union safety & hazmat member! I received and shipped lots of chemicals.

I don't remember who I got it from.. Some google etc. A friend of mine used it on the boots from his 76 CB750A and had a bunch left over. He gave the chemicals to me to try on my KZ and it worked better than I hoped. Items I soaked swelled to almost twice the size but when I pulled them out and let them air dry overnight they returned to their original shape. I'm talking a couple of those boots were as stiff as a board. 2 or 3 days of soaking and they are as flexible as new parts!

Now buying the chems isn't cheap. Had over $30 invested but that's still cheaper than new boots. Plus the left over mixture is still good. I still only used about 1/2 of the wintergreen oil so I have plenty left. Every once in a while I throw some rubber part in there and saves me a trip to the dealership or eBay. So far that initial $30 has saved 8 air box boots and countless grommets and various other rubber parts.

That sounds like it would work great, do you think the solution could be brushed on boots before removal? New ones are nice, but the problem is getting old hard ones off. I have cut the last two set I worked with off with snippers cause they were so hard I could not get em to budge. R

Silicon spray works as well, just gotta keep it off of plastic parts, it's supposed to not play well with plastic

rrsmsw9999 wrote: That sounds like it would work great, do you think the solution could be brushed on boots before removal? New ones are nice, but the problem is getting old hard ones off. I have cut the last two set I worked with off with snippers cause they were so hard I could not get em to budge. R

The xylene would probably evaporate before the oil would soak in so I don't think that would work. On stubborn boots like that I've just used spray silicon and let it sit overnight. Especially where the boot meets the air box and the carb body. On really stubborn boots I was always able to push them back into the air box to gain the clearance needed to remove the carbs. Also you can use a heat gun to soften them up a little and they don't cool that fast allowing you some time to get them tucked back into the air box. Also spray the silicon where the carb goes into the cylinder "insulator". Helps a lot getting the carbs out. Less likely to tear those expensive insulators up as well.

floivanus wrote: Silicon spray works as well, just gotta keep it off of plastic parts, it's supposed to not play well with plastic

With all do respect, silicon won't soak in like the wintergreen oil does. Silicon does soften them up some but not like this stuff. Honestly it makes them like new. As for plastic parts? I have never heard that there is a problem with silicon and plastic. As a matter of fact a lot of automotive detail shops use silicon on the plastic trim on cars/trucks. Silicon is an inert substance so it has very little effect on anything it comes into contact with. That's why it's used in surgical tubing and breast implants to name a couple.

With due respect, it works; on bike spray, off bike spray liberally and toss in a proper sealed container.

Been doing it for years and have only changed one set of intake boots and one set if airbox boots out of 50 or so bikes, and to boot the spray is available at any parts store, walmart etc.

The z1 airbox on my bike and the airbox boot for my H2 are the more recent pieces I've treated with it