Personally, I'd replace ...


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Without my eyes seeing and my hands feeling, I`ve gotta suggestion...
Remove the filter, clean the mating surfaces and replace inline...
Whilst it is off, inspect the fuel filter & lines for damage,
this costs $0...
HOWEVER~
IF I were going to do this, I`d have a new filter and clamps onhand and I would replace as needed, to eliminate the leak...
Good Luck,
Dennis

 

^What he said with the exception of if you have the filter and clamps on hand before you take stuff off I would go ahead and use the new stuff when you put it back for the simple reason that your bike is an 07. If you are asking what is there then you obviously don't know which means you have not replace it since you had it(don't know if you are original owner or not but it doesn't matter). If its that old and has not been replaced it probably needs to be replaced any way. Not kicking you for not knowing just saying;-)

 

When I got Lazurus, almost all the fuel hoses were suspect - unless you are buying the real expensive stuff, the rubber compounds in most fuel hose hardens up after a few years of getting cooked by the engine heat, and then they do not seal as well. Get some decent silicone grease and put it on the metal part where the hose attaches = makes it slippery so when you tighten things up the rubber seals better. Silicone grease will not degrade the hose material like almost all petroleum stuff. Also, look at replacing those cheap lil wire clamps with stainless steel screw type clamps that can be tightened exactly enuff

 

If it's like my '04 Sabre, the clamps are the spring type, and you have to be a contortionist to get pliers on them and have enough leverage to slip them up the fuel line. If you are going to all that trouble you might as well replace the filter and put decent clamps on it.

 

Thanks for the input from everyone. I did buy the bike used, and have not done any work on it except to replace the clutch disks and springs and change the oil.

It does have the spring type hose clamps, and I was wondering if I could replace them with regular hose clamps. I will get a new filter and hoses and clamps.

Now all I have to do is get the thing off! I read a thread about removing it from the bottom, will try that.

 

I got to mine from the bottom. It is tucked up in a hole where the swing-arm attaches to the frame. If you lay flat on your back you can get to it. I think I pushed my bike up on some 2x6s to give me a little extra clearance. A big rubber grommet slips over the filter and presses onto a hanger to keep it attached to the bike. It can be a pain but with a little patience it can be done. I don't see any reason not to use the screw type clamps, just don't use ones that are too big otherwise they won't clamp uniformly around the hose.