Airbox breather broke

[CraigRegs]

Removing the airbox and I forgot to disconnect the breather hose shown in the photo. As a result, I snapped the nipple (!) off. It’s stuck in the hose. Do I need to superglue it back in place or can I just tuck the hose away during reassembly and ride until I die in a ball of flames?

[FJRoss]

I assume that is there to drain liquid (rainwater or condensation) and the filter to prevent dust from being sucked in.

I doubt superglue would hold. You might have luck with ABS cement (or JB Weld if there is enough space to build up a bit of a fillet). Anybody know if this is ABS plastic or polyolefin (PP or PE)? If polyolefin, probably no glue will be effective long term.
Other alternative would be to drill it out, tap the hole and use a threaded stainless steel nipple.

[CollingsBob]

I would clean it thoroughly and use Sugru

https://sugru.com/

[FJRoss]

I would clean it thoroughly and use Sugru

https://sugru.com/

Depends on the plastic substrate - from their website:
"*Sugru does not bond to oily plastics like polypropylene, polyethylene or Teflon™"

Not sure if I would want a flexible silicone rather than a rigid fix. (That is neat stuff, though.)

[raYzerman]

It's a drain in case you get oil (from the breather or water from the filter intake). Risk is very low that either happen.... drill a hole slightly smaller than a new rubber hose and stick the hose in so it's inside the airbox.. get one of those spring clamps like off the fuel tank vent hose or something like that... put it on the inside and call it a day. Dab of RTV if you want it to stick to just about anything..... clean the area first with isopropanol.

Note, the little filter further down the hose has to remain to prevent unfiltered air from entering the airbox.

[Tyler]

I hate it when my nipple gets snapped...

[wheatonFJR]

I hate it when my nipple gets snapped...

How long has it been? I swear I didn't mean it.

[0face]

I hate it when my nipple gets snapped...

Perhaps it just hasn't been snapped properly...

[Tyler]

How long has it been? I swear I didn't mean it.

This is listed below your post and I'm kinda afraid to know what the original message/s were!!

Last edited by wheatonFJR on Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:46 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[wheatonFJR]

You know me better than most. I'm pretty innocent.

I'm sorry, what is this thread about?? I'm sure good ole Craig wasn't lookin for this info...

[Tyler]

You know me better than most. I'm pretty innocent.

I'm sorry, what is this thread about?? I'm sure good ole Craig wasn't lookin for this info...

Yeah that's what all the "innocent" ones say...

Hey, he got his info first so I figured it was time to have a little fun... someone had to say it!

[CraigRegs]

I hate it when my nipple gets snapped...

This reply took longer than I figured, but steered the thread in a predictable direction.

If anyone cares, I'll be trying RaYzerman's fix.

We now return to your regularly scheduled thread shitting.

[NTXFJR]

The easiest fix has been mentioned. Something along these lines at the local hardware store might be another option.

[raYzerman]

Agreed, that's a good option... drill hole, heat it up, thread it in, dab of RTV on the threads inside....