cb650 carbs won't budge. Help, please.

[Joshing_Machine]

I literally can't take the carbs off of my cb650. All of the clamps are undone, the throttle cables are out of their clips, and the airbox is disconnected. They just will not budge, as the bike has been sitting for about 15 years. Do i use a hairdryer? heat gun? I would rather try to salvage the rubber if at all possible, as it is not cracked or damaged. I've even tried to lightly pound the carbs back with a rubber hammer - I don't want to try my luck anymore with that.

 

[SONICJK]

Take off the bolts that hold the rubber boots to the engine if you can get to them.
Otherwise you're going to just have to push down and pop them out.

 

[Redbird]

If you can squirt a little WD40 in between the carb and the manifold, it'll help. Then work them up and down until they pop out. They're just glued together from being on for so long.