Check Your Brake & Clutch Hoses

[Andylaser]

Bike is undergoing its 6K service and also having extended brake & clutch hoses fitted to allow some slack before I fit Rox risers. Dealer informed me of a problem they have run into. Both hoses are seized at the lower joint where they connect to the solid lines below the front of the frame. They have sent off for some specialized tooling, but if this doesn't work, they will probably initiate a warranty claim and replace the hard lines all the way back to the ABS unit.

Might be worth checking if you can loosen the nuts on the brake & clutch hoses half a turn or so, before nipping them up. Otherwise, you might be in for some hard work. If you have a service due any time soon, ask the dealer to check these for you.

 

[jbrown]

I replaced my lines with some locally sourced custom lines when I added risers.
The clutch connection to the hard line was extremely tough to take apart. I ended up removing the entire line as one piece so I could get my vice in on the fun.

 

[tomatocity]

Please what year and miles Tenere.

 

[Andylaser]

Its a 2014 and was going for its 6K service.

They managed to unstick the hoses with the new tool they bought. I also got them to check the rear hose while they were at it.

 

[offcamber]

They are insanely tight from from the factory but I was able to get mine loose using an adjustable crescent wrench to hold the block and a flare nut wrench on the fitting....I think the key is to have the block supported. I was able to get the two wrenches in a scissor like arrangement and squeeze the two together like you would with a crimper.....after a loud snap they were broken loose....YMMV

 

[Don in Lodi]

They are insanely tight from from the factory but I was able to get mine loose using an adjustable crescent wrench to hold the block and a flare nut wrench on the fitting....I think the key is to have the block supported. I was able to get the two wrenches in a scissor like arrangement and squeeze the two together like you would with a crimper.....after a loud snap they were broken loose....YMMV

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[Harry Dresden PI]

They are insanely tight from from the factory but I was able to get mine loose using an adjustable crescent wrench to hold the block and a flare nut wrench on the fitting....I think the key is to have the block supported. I was able to get the two wrenches in a scissor like arrangement and squeeze the two together like you would with a crimper.....after a loud snap they were broken loose....YMMV

I used a small 10 mm flare nut wrench and if I recall correctly a small 17 mm open end wrench to break it loose when I replaced my hoses. Of course that was after you remove the support bracket held on by an 8 mm screw (Used a 1/4" drive ratchet with a deep 8 mm socket) The scissor method is the only way for me.