How to Disassemble the Keihin Slide Carburetors on Your Honda CB175 / CL175 / SL175 / CB200 / CL200

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Look, we’ve all been there. You just picked up a new classic Honda—this time it’s one of Team Red’s tiny, mighty 175 or 200-series bikes—and despite your best efforts, it just won't run right. You dig a little deeper and, surprise surprise, you discover that the carburetors are a disaster. Don’t fret! Luckily, the little Keihin round slide carbs Honda used on the CB175 / CL175 / SL175 / CB200 / CL200 bikes are simple and easy to work on.

In this video, Brenden walks you through the process of disassembling your carburetors to get them ready for cleaning. In his step-by-step narration, he takes time to explain each part and how it relates to other parts as he removes the float bowl, jets, slide assembly, and other parts. He even shows us how to gently remove a stuck float pin without destroying the carb body casting.

This video covers the following topics:
- Removing the slide and disassembling the slide assembly
- Removing the jets and associated nozzles
- Removing a stuck float pin
- A discussion of the throttle cable, slide, idle mixture screw, and idle speed screw.

Once you’re done learning how to take these carbs apart, check out our videos on Reassembling CB175 / CL175 / SL175 / CB200 / CL200 Carburetors and Syncing CB175 / CL175 / SL175 / CB200 / CL200 Carburetors.

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   • CB175/CL175/SL175/CB200/CL200  
   • CB350/CL350/SL350  
   • CB360/CL360  
   • CB450/CL450/CB500t  
   • CB550 / CB500F  
   • CB750  
   • CB350F / CB400F  
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Contents of this video:
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - What should I know before getting started?
01:53 - The slide assembly
04:50 - The choke linkage
06:50 - The idle speed and idle mixture screws
08:40 - Inside the float bowl
10:42 - Removing a stuck float pin
13:30 - Removing the discharge nozzle
15:51 - Last thoughts
16:44 - Outro