choke plunger stuck on a zx6r J1

[Fiend]

One of the choke plungers is stuck on my 2000 zx6r, Is there an easy way to free this up? As i have limited practical skill!

Any help would be great.

[CBA]

If you get to the carburettor end of the cable, and turn the choke by hand, you'll be able to tell if its the choke itself that is sticking, or the cable. A good soaking in WD40 around the choke mechanism, and a scrub with a toothbrush will loosen any gunk, then rinse it off with plenty more WD and a little light oil on the moving parts to finish.

For the cable: If, after turning choke by hand it releases a little and you can then pull and push the choke plunger while turning the choke mechanism itself, you can try running a little light oil down the plunger end of the cable while pushing and pulling the plunger, it should loosen up in no time.

Just make sure to wipe up any excess oil.
should be an easy job since you arent removing anything, just sending oil down the cable, and cleaning...

[Fiend]

Thanks for the reply. Turns out it was the plunger stuck in side the carb, had to take the lot off and strip them down wd40 from inside the carb top.

[Vincent]

Be carefull using WD40 on your carbs, if left, it can rot the seals.

[Fiend]

Thanks for the info, I also gave it a clean out so hopefully it'll be ok.