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I noticed my throttle won't move on my 98 Katana. When I removed the gas tank, I saw that they were actually moving all the way down to the throttle body, but the throttle body seems frozen. I am able to move it with a screwdriver and a little force, but not with the throttle itself. Any ideas on how to free it up?
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The cables are moving all the way down to the throttle body, but there not moving the butterfly at all. Seems like the TB itself is frozen.Comment
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What was the last thing you did before you realized they weren't working?Florida, the only place where you need your windshield wipers and sunglasses. At the same time.
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They aren't real loose at the connection to the throttle plate-mover-thingy are the? May just be taking up the slack and not putting pressure on the actual plate thing.
Other than that ... maybe WD40 the springs between the carbs? <shrug>- Beave
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Soak it down in penatrating oil and keep working the throttle plates manually at the carbs. I bought a set of carbs off ebay that the guy insisted they were in great shape. I get them and the throttle plates are stuck so hard I had to use pliers on them to get them to even crack open a little. Soak where the rod goes through to the butterflys on each. Eventually it will free up. The ones I bought were for a dirt bike and they apparently sat out in the weather for some time.If its not broke, Hit it with a bigger hammer and blame it on cheap imports
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i had a set that were left out side. I had to put them in a bucked for a few days. Every day they would move a bit more... just takes time. Don't get too forceful opening them up. They should slide nice and gentleComment
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You could take the carbs off and clean them. If they are that stuck, imagine what the inside looks like. Clean them and lube them up real well.Comment
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normally I would strip it down and grease the shafts with silicone grease however you can use wd-40 to free them up and them spray them later with a good cable spray and that will work it's way in there and keep things lubricated98 GSX750F
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