Fuel Hose Jubilee clip

[Tegriffic]

I have fuel weeping from the hose where it goes onto the pump. It was easy enough to diagnose - the jubilee clip is loose - I can move it around the hose quite easily. So went to tighten it and the screw just goes round but doesn't tighten - can't untighten it either - the screw just goes round and round the other way. The screws not broken though.

Anyone any idea how I can get it off without damaging the hose ? I was rather hoping I could get a new clip on without having to disconnect the hose as I have a full tank.

If I can't and do have to have the hose off - does the hose generally slide off quite easily from the pump (it's a bosch one).

Thanks.

[Louis Balfour]

Tegriffic said:

I have fuel weeping from the hose where it goes onto the pump. It was easy enough to diagnose - the jubilee clip is loose - I can move it around the hose quite easily. So went to tighten it and the screw just goes round but doesn't tighten - can't untighten it either - the screw just goes round and round the other way. The screws not broken though.

Anyone any idea how I can get it off without damaging the hose ? I was rather hoping I could get a new clip on without having to disconnect the hose as I have a full tank.

If I can't and do have to have the hose off - does the hose generally slide off quite easily from the pump (it's a bosch one).

Thanks.

Perhaps try jamming a screwdriver in the gap between the the main strap and the end where it emerges from the screw housing. If you force the end of the strap against the thread of the screw it might undo.

Will it then pull off easily? Not necessarily. But it will wiggle off.

[Tegriffic]

Not sure why I didn't think of that. It'll slide off the hose easy enough but hopefully I can try that and not have to remove the hose. I think the fuel clips I have will open up enough to replace it without having to remove the hose. Thanks for the reply.

[gruffalo]

This may be an opportunity to replace hose and clip, too many have been lost to fire due to fuel hose issues caused by modern fuels.

Just an idea.

[Hoover.]

gruffalo said:

This may be an opportunity to replace hose and clip, too many have been lost to fire due to fuel hose issues caused by modern fuels.

Just an idea.

Believe it or not, mine just had the fuel hose pushed onto the fuel rail with no fixings, apparently this is how the early ones left the factory..... mechanic pointed it out to me, and suggested I had it fixed properly.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

The fuel hose on my Chimaera burst (despite having them checked every service).

Being the good old TVR that it was it chose to burst & shower fuel everywhere on the MOT tester's ramps. No fire & all fixed along with the MOT.

I shudder when I think of all the places it could have burst!

[Aussie John]

Is it the 12mm from the tank or the 8mm to the engine?

[mk1fan]

As it hasn't been done already.

The stock response from a long standing member -

Use a proper Jubilee (other brands are available) fuel clip - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hose-clips-jubilee-...

rather than a standard Jubilee (other brands are available) worm drive clip - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hose-clips-jubilee-...

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