2004-2006 Honda Rancher 350 Four Wheeler Carburetor Repair

As a safety precaution, use a Phillips screwdriver to disconnect the negative battery terminal.

Use a ratchet with a 10 mm socket to loosen the clamp that connects the carburetor to the intake manifold.

Use a flat blade screwdriver to pry and remove the rivets securing both of the side panels so that you will be able to easily access the carburetor.

Use a T30 Torx screwdriver to remove the screw securing the black plastic panel on the left side of the four wheeler.

Use a wrench with a 10 mm socket to remove the hex bolt that secures the green plastic panel on the right side of the four wheeler.

Disconnect the air vent line from the engine.

Remove the plastic rivet that connects the air-intake tube to the metal frame of the four wheeler.

Pull the air-intake tube backwards away from the air filter box.

Use a 10 mm socket wrench to remove the screw on the right hand side of the bottom of the black air filter box.

At this point, the black air filter box should be loose. Lift the air filter box vertically out of the four wheeler.

Use your fingers to pull the gas line off of the carburetor.

Use your fingers to disconnect the vacuum line from the carburetor.

Disconnect the electrical sensor connector located on the top frame of the right side of the four wheeler.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw that secures the black cover on the right side of the carburetor.

Twist the spring-loaded mechanism located underneath the black cover that was just removed in the previous step in order to loosen and slip the throttle cable out of the inside of the carburetor.

Remove the choke cable attached to the carburetor by twisting the carburetor around to unscrew it.

At this point, the carburetor should be fully disconnected. Lift the carburetor up out of the four wheeler and gently place it on a table where it can be further disassembled.

Use the Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws holding the primer assembly on the carburetor.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the four screws that secure the top metal cover of the carburetor, and remove the cover.

After you remove the metal cover, pull out the spring and rubber bellows that was underneath it.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four screws that secure the float-bowl assembly.

Use a punch or small flat blade screwdriver to drive out the pin holding the float and lift the float out.

Thoroughly spray the disassembled carburetor pieces with Super Clean and scrub everything with a toothbrush.

Rinse the parts with water from a garden hose.

Use an air compressor to blow air through all of the openings in the carburetor to dry it.

Thoroughly spray carburetor cleaner all over the outside, inside, and openings of the carburetor.

Unscrew and replace the idle speed adjustment screw and spring provided in the carburetor kit.

Use a flat blade screwdriver to unscrew and replace the idle air adjustment needle along with its rubber o-rings provided in the carburetor kit.

Use a flat blade screwdriver to unscrew and replace the carburetor jet provided in the carburetor kit.

Use a flat blade screwdriver to unscrew and replace the orifice highlighted in the photo.

Use a flat blade screwdriver to unscrew and replace the orifice shown in the photo.

Use a flat blade screwdriver to unscrew and replace the orifice shown in the photo.

Replace the float inlet needle and spring provided in the carburetor kit.

Use pliers to re-attach the float to the carburetor by pressing in the float pin.

Remove the old gasket from the float bowl assembly and replace it with the new gasket provided in the kit.