Buell 2006 P3 Service Manual page 265

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DISASSEMBLY - TOP END
1. Remove gold Phillips screw (with top collar) to free throt-
tle cable bracket from carburetor top. Remove gold Phil-
lips screw (with lockwasher) at side of carburetor to
release throttle cable bracket. Set bracket aside.
2. Remove three remaining top screws to release carbure-
tor top from body.
3. Remove vacuum piston spring. Carefully raise dia-
phragm to remove vacuum piston assembly. Remove
spring seat and jet needle from vacuum piston bore. See
Figure 4-11.
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1. Vacuum piston
2. Spring, vacuum piston
3. Spring seat
4. Jet needle
Figure 4-11. Carburetor-Top End Components
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DISASSEMBLY - BOTTOM END
1. Turn carburetor upside down and remove four Phillips
screws loosely installed at bottom. Remove float bowl
from carburetor body.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Tapping the float pin out from the squared pedestal side
will result in damage that requires carburetor replace-
ment.
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1. Directional arrow for float pin removal
2. Float pin
3. Rounded pedestal
Figure 4-12. Remove Float Pin in Direction of Arrow
2. See Figure 4-12. Using a small center punch and ham-
mer, carefully tap float pin from holes in pedestals. The
rounded pedestal has an interference fit to ensure that
the float pin is securely held, so always tap out the pin in
the direction of the cast-in arrow (that is, from the inter-
ference side).
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