How do I remove carburator top from body?

[jmoody01]

I am trying to remove my CA77 carburator for a rebuild. I removed the air filter hose and unbolted the carb from the body and have slid off of the studs and dropped down the carb. Next, I unscrewed the top of the carb where the trottle cable enters. I though this would just pull right out, but it feels like is hitting some type of flange(?) or something is stopping the top from pulling out. Any ideas what I am doing wrong here or how the top should be removed?

[davomoto]

Should just pull right out the top with the slide and spring. It may have a ridge built up in the slide area stopping it?

[jmoody01]

OK, Thanks Dave, I will try a little more pressure, I didn't want to pull to hard once I got resistance until confirming that it should pull out....will update in a few.... Thanks, Jim

[kyle91987]

I recently started rebuilding my carburetor and ran into the same problem. After a quick dip in boiling water the slide dropped right out.

[jmoody01]

OK, Still no luck in getting this disassembled after 3/4 can of carb cleaner and 1/4 can of WD-40. Basically, I can freely slide the venturi up and down in the top cylinder. As I slide it upwards it stops right as the top of the venturi gets to the top of the cylinder. I can look through both ends of the carb and just see the needle sticking down, the bottom of the venturi is just barely visible. I have tried using plyers to grab the trottle cable and pull to no avail. I am at wits end here other then to keep spraying and spraying, but I don't see any forward progress here. I'm about at the point of cutting the throttle cable so I can get the whole carb assembly out of the bike and grab the severed cable with vise grips to pull. It should not be this hard.... and I really don't want to cut the cable.... any more ideas on what to try here?

[jmoody01]

before someone asks.... it is the throttle valve that I can slide up and down (not the venturi) until it hits the sticking point...

[davomoto]

Try sanding the top of the slide chamber with some 600 grit or finer paper, followed by 0000 steel wool.