Changing the needle clip position

[goldman15]

I have the cap with the jet needle and throttle cable out of my carb. I want to change the clip position but looking at it I have no idea how to get to the clip to change it. Could someone please tell me how to get the the clip to change it. Do I need special tools?
Please be as detailed as possible.
Thanks

 

[KXTodd]

Pull up the spring that cable goes through as far as you can, then grab the cable keeping the spring up . Now push the cable down and to the side where it goes into the bolt. There is a slot in the side of the bolt where the cable end fits in , the tension of the spring keeps it from coming out. Once you have the cable out just unscrew that bolt and the needle is under it.

 

[crkid]

I'm not sure how the carb on the KDX is. But you'll see a spring coming out of the top of the carb slide. Pull the spring out of the slide and compress it as tightly as possible. You'll probably see a small plastic ring at the end, leave it. While holding the spring, grab the throttle cable and if you look down you'll see a slit in the piece it goes into. Push the cable down and try to slide it out of the slit. Once you pull that out it's a breeze, get a socket that fits the head of the piece the cable came out of and take it out. Flip it upside down and the needle will fall out. I use needle nose pliers to get the clip off and on.

BTW, that plastic ring will have an "extension" (for lack of a better word) on one side of it. That fits into the slit so the throttle cable does not come out.

Hope this helps.

 

[Jaybird]

It's easy to get a small socket on the thing once you get the cable pulled to the side. Once I get the socket on the head, I just turn the slide till it comes loose. Trying to ratchet the thing loose the conventional way is a bit tougher than just turning the whole slide.