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[waynerobshaw]

Hi All,

I've just spent a very frustrating an hour and a half trying to re-fit the seat plastics containing the airbox to my 2002 250 pro. Problem being, firstly getting the neck of airbox past the suspension, then trying to locate the neck on to the carb. The airbox plastic is very hard and not very plyable, so I spent ages trying to attach the two. In the end I removed the carb from the engine side to allow a little bit of wigglying into the neck of the airbox. All in all and complete nightmare.

Question is, is this they way it is or have a missed a very simple way of refitting the plastics/airbox? Surely GG didn't design it this difficult?

Cheers,

Wayne.

Edited by waynerobshaw, 16 February 2010 - 11:31 PM.

[andy0101]

i think the carb rubber pipe to the air filter must be soft for the first year or so then it goes hard and difficult to line up on the carb mouth
ive found this pipe too short also so the clip doesnt really nip on the carb rubber

[windlestone]

Try warming the pipe with a hair dryer then work quickly to refit. Enlarge, elongate the holes that the fixing screws go through into those disastrous clips that the plastics knock off while struggling on.
GG changed airbox to carb position on laters models i believe

[smalley250]

Bring out the HAMMER failing that sell it and buy a newer one.

[jordi]

Refit the air box unit with the tank out, refit the tank after (it only takes 30secs) makes it so much easier.

[waynerobshaw]

Cheers chaps for the replies. So, it would seem thats the way it is! Never mind, its back on now, but I'm not looking forward to the next time I take it off!

Smalley250, believe me, the hammer got thought of a few times

Interestingly, and I'm not sure if this plays a part but its a 2002 with 2004 plastics! Not sure if that makes it better or worse!

[DickieLumpkin]

If you do a search on manifold extension in this forum theres a really helpful mod for this. I've got them on 2 bikes now and swear by them.
Andy