Been reading the forms and some great tips on maintenance. I have been having problems with my 500 and gas leaking out of the carb overflow tube. I want to clean the carb and fix the leaking gas. Started the project today and ran into some issues.

1. How do you remove the throttle cables on the carb? Everything else is off and need to get these cables off.

2. Where is the plastic seal that is causing the overflow gas leak? I have no rubber seal when I pulled the cover off. Only a set screw that is cranked all the way in.

3. Is this normal – took pictures of how the carb looks now. Should the covers not be closed?

Anything to help as the leaking is a daily issue.