Carburetor fuel inlet tube

[TootingTriple]

Triple gurus,

In the space of a few weeks the rubber fuel hoses on my S3A have gone rock hard and - i think - shrunk slightly with the bonus effect of pulling out one of the carburetor brass fuel inlet tubes. Not ideal. Before i replace the fuel pipes with something more ethanol friendly, i thought i had better check the re-fitting of the brass inlet tube on the carb body. Is it just a friction fit? Gently tapped in with a hammer? Or does it require removal and pressing in? It's the center carb.

thanks for guidance and apologies for such a dumb question.

J

[Wolfie]

It is a press fit but a smear of Araldite will prevent it coming out again.

Put it on the tube though not down the hole, or it could smudge and restrict or block the inlet.

[Triple Parts]

I have used a smear of Blue Locktite in the past.

[TootingTriple]

exactly the advice i was hoping for. thanks so much fellas.