(06-19-2018, 10:25 AM)tommymck_imp Wrote: This was waiting for me when I got home....



I've been struggling with disconnecting the fuel line for the last half-hour. I need to invest in the 2017 shop manual anyway, but I'm sensing that this is something I'll need to wrestle with even with that. Could have just had the local dealer swap it out, but where is the fun in that???

(06-19-2018, 10:33 AM)chync_imp Wrote:

(06-19-2018, 10:25 AM)tommymck_imp Wrote: This was waiting for me when I got home....



I've been struggling with disconnecting the fuel line for the last half-hour. I need to invest in the 2017 shop manual anyway, but I'm sensing that this is something I'll need to wrestle with even with that. Could have just had the local dealer swap it out, but where is the fun in that???

It’s not an easy connector to deal with in the cramped space under the tank. There is a rubber tab you pull first. It doesn’t come off but it allows the connector pinch points to be squeezed to release. It just takes some persistence. The shop manual recommends replacing them every time they are removed. If you are careful you ca reuse it but if you have spares it means you can be as rough as you want removing it. It took me a few times if disconnecting it to get the hang of it. Putting it back on is best done by putting the outer part on the tank and the inner part on the hose and then snapping in place. You just have to get the rubber piece with the tab lined up correctly first or the two halves won’t mate. Sorry I don’t have pictures.


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(06-19-2018, 10:46 AM)max_imp Wrote: Here are some pictures of the connector spread out over the thread if that helps;
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=12258&highlight=blue+connector

(06-19-2018, 10:50 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: OMG that is a gorgeous tank. Hope you get it worked out so we can see it.

(06-19-2018, 10:41 AM)tommymck_imp Wrote:

(06-19-2018, 10:33 AM)chync_imp Wrote:

(06-19-2018, 10:25 AM)tommymck_imp Wrote: This was waiting for me when I got home....



I've been struggling with disconnecting the fuel line for the last half-hour. I need to invest in the 2017 shop manual anyway, but I'm sensing that this is something I'll need to wrestle with even with that. Could have just had the local dealer swap it out, but where is the fun in that???

It’s not an easy connector to deal with in the cramped space under the tank. There is a rubber tab you pull first. It doesn’t come off but it allows the connector pinch points to be squeezed to release. It just takes some persistence. The shop manual recommends replacing them every time they are removed. If you are careful you ca reuse it but if you have spares it means you can be as rough as you want removing it. It took me a few times if disconnecting it to get the hang of it. Putting it back on is best done by putting the outer part on the tank and the inner part on the hose and then snapping in place. You just have to get the rubber piece with the tab lined up correctly first or the two halves won’t mate. Sorry I don’t have pictures.


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It’s not an easy connector to deal with in the cramped space under the tank. There is a rubber tab you pull first. It doesn’t come off but it allows the connector pinch points to be squeezed to release. It just takes some persistence. The shop manual recommends replacing them every time they are removed. If you are careful you ca reuse it but if you have spares it means you can be as rough as you want removing it. It took me a few times if disconnecting it to get the hang of it. Putting it back on is best done by putting the outer part on the tank and the inner part on the hose and then snapping in place. You just have to get the rubber piece with the tab lined up correctly first or the two halves won’t mate. Sorry I don’t have pictures.


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I'm sure I'll sort it out. Based on the description that you provide, and what I found searching posts here, I'm wondering if the 2017 is different. There is a white clip that I managed to remove. But I there isn't much in the way of rubber tabs that I can see. It's clear that there is a trick to this, but I haven't found it yet. Any suggestions welcome...and when I figure it out, I'll post what I found....