Pulled the "barb" out of the fuel cock ....

[Mad Dog]

Hi all,

Today I pulled the tank to do the plugs, and the rubber hose that comes out of the fuel petcock was immovable. I couldn't get that off the petcock barb. Anyway The barb ended pulling out of the body of the petcock. So ...... Can I just press it back in? or ...???

 

Thanks in advance

Mike

[Freebird]

Yes, no problem. Mine came out once on the '99. I used a rubber mallet to tap it back in but a piece of wood with a regular hammer will work fine also. Never leaked a single time after I did it.

[rbig1]

same here don't look like it was ever soldered in just wedged.

[MiCarl]

I agree with the others. This happens fairly regularly in my shop. We just tap them back in and never had a problem.

[djh3]

I have had it happen a couple times on different bikes. I have made the end just slightly egg shaped and then red or green lock tite it back in with same method described, a tap with mallet or block of wood.

[Mad Dog]

Thank you all!

[M61A1MECH]

Thank you all!

 

One thing I learned about taking rubber type tubing off of barbed fittings is if you twist the hose before you try to pull it off, that will break the bond that formed between the hose and the barb making easier to pull off and less likely to pull the hose fitting out of the socket.

 

I had the same thing happen on my 98 Tour Classic, used the same repair as noted above, used the twist before pull technique and never had another issue with it.

 

The twist before pull also works on spark plug boots, those can be a real pain if the behind also.