Crankcase breather hose

[Andyb43]

Anyone got any tips for fitting the crankcase breather hose on the underside of the air filter box, pain in the ass to get back on in the end I put a hose clamp on and just loosely tightens it and it still kept slipping off!!

 

[Dogdaze]

Depends if you took off the airfilter box, if you did I leave the hose connected to that and remove it from the crankcase end......

 

[Mikeybikey57]

I had the same issue and the retaining clamp can be a real pain to get back in situ. I took the clip off altogether, pushed the hose back onto the spigot and it's stayed there just fine without it for the past 4,000 miles.

 

[Andyb43]

Cheers guys yes it was a right pain, when off next will have a go at putting it on at the box first then the top of the cylinder head cheers

 

[Bryce]

Depends if you took off the airfilter box, if you did I leave the hose connected to that and remove it from the crankcase end......

Cheers guys yes it was a right pain, when off next will have a go at putting it on at the box first then the top of the cylinder head cheers

Yep, I figured that out last time. there's just enough space to get my fingers in and get it back on from up from by the tire.

 

[meandexx]

anyone knows the diameter of the hose clamp?

 

[Juan]

I replaced the clamp with a jubilee clip. Easy to tighten with a screwdriver.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Good use for a clamp tool. Takes a bit of practice, but handy as heck and you don't need to stock a variety of clamps.
http://clamptool.com/pages/auto.html

 

[RonH]

Cheap Harbor Freight pliers work real fine on the clip
https://www.harborfreight.com/11-inch-90-angle-long-reach-pliers-39539.html

 

[WJBertrand]

I think it's about 1/2" in diameter. I replaced the OEM clip with one I had lying around having tabs that were much more easily accessed from the side using pliers.

 

[2daMax]

Real pain. This thread reminds me to get the jubilee clamp the next time I visit a hardware store.