On the right underside of my tank there is a round metal plate with three metal fittings/tubes stubbed out of the plate. The metal tubes are connected to rubber hoses. Rather than hose clamps or otherwise adjustable-type clamps, the rubber fuel lines appear to be sealed over the the metal fittings with some sort of non-adjustable swaged-on metal clamp.
The forward most metal-tube-to-rubber-hose connection has begun leaking. I swivelled the swaged metal clamp around as much as I could, to see if I could crimp it more, or cut it off and putting a new clamp on. It does not appear that I can do either without removing the fuel tank. But after spinning it around, probably less than 90 degrees, and pushing the rubber hose further up the steel stub it has stopped leaking.
Does anyone have experience replacing (or tightening) these crimp on style connectors without removing the tank? Can I buy a tool to fit these connectors? I can longer get it to leak, is it likely to start leaking again if I put all the body parts back on a keep riding it?
The forward most metal-tube-to-rubber-hose connection has begun leaking. I swivelled the swaged metal clamp around as much as I could, to see if I could crimp it more, or cut it off and putting a new clamp on. It does not appear that I can do either without removing the fuel tank. But after spinning it around, probably less than 90 degrees, and pushing the rubber hose further up the steel stub it has stopped leaking.
Does anyone have experience replacing (or tightening) these crimp on style connectors without removing the tank? Can I buy a tool to fit these connectors? I can longer get it to leak, is it likely to start leaking again if I put all the body parts back on a keep riding it?