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Originally posted by dst1
Well I am a knob, fitted the new filter but due to my lack of brains I forgot to buy a new o ring for the mounting plate.
Used the old one a fuel ****ed all over the bike and the garage floor.
Wife went mad and the whole house stinks of petrol.....

Will have to wait untill tuesday to order a new one, I do feel a right plonker rodney

i did the same job last week and used the old sealing ring and i seem to have got away with it.

are you sure that you haven't just trapped it or something as they are (as i was warned) a bit tricky to get back in. i got mine seated square by lining the plate up in the hole and then clamping it down very progressively (half a turn on each bolt in turn) using 3 longer bolts, although i had to guide the ring in gently with my finger on one side of the plate.

this worked for me, but if i were you, before trying this method i'd wait for it to be OK'd by one of the more experienced guys on here as it was the first time i've ever done the job.