CB360 vacuum slide spring length?

[kosmjon]

Does anyone happen to know the nominal free length of the spring that helps to push the vacuum slide back down in a CB360 754a carb?
I think mind has been stretched as I can heard the slide snap back down rapidly as I let off the throttle. I would imagine it should come down more gently than that, correct? (at such that you cannot actually hear it.) Does 6-inches sound about right?

 

[trek97]

No, 6 is not right. Approx 5 - 5 1/4 inches.

BTW...how is it running at 6 inches? And if you replace them w another pair of springs DONT toss them in the trash...Ill pay shipping if you send em to me.

 

[frogman]

Just looking at your other recent post, did you get the slides back in the correct way? That might be why you are hearing them snap.

Trek I don't know the exact spec on spring length, both my spares are 5.25" just to add to that. I did some looking in the manual its not anywhere a quick look can see it.

 

[trek97]

I measured my 6 springs and asked PJ to measure his 6. They all measured tween 5 - 5.25".

I figured that was a pretty decent average. And so if you also got 5.25". Then thats good enough for me.

 

[frogman]

Would be interesting to see what would happen if you did stick ones that had been stretched an inch in and go for a ride. Might help with the JBM diaphragms not making things heavy enough.