Fuel tap

[Roy Hook]

Hi all, where the fuel pipe from my left hand carb joins my fuel tap, the spigot that the pipe pushes onto can twist and just pull out, I was thinking if it fell out while riding, there would be petrol and flames everywhere, so I was thinking of gluing it into place, has this ever happened to anyone? My bike is a S3a

[Doctorpayday]

Hi

Have had it happen on a carb or two.

You didn't mention whether it was a pattern part or original equipment.

I tended to gently tap back into place, then try to twist out by hand.

Mr Tango will be able to help you.

Doc

[Wolfie]

Load the spigot (not the tap body) with Epoxy then tap it back in..

[Tangoman]

It should just tap back in as they are just an interference fit

[Triple Parts]

As Tango says, it is just an interference fit. I sometimes also use a bit of Threadlock, whick tends to flow better into any tiny gaps.

[Wolfie]

Thats right but when they've been out and back in a few times the interference fit doesn't interfere properly any more.