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I just recently bought an 02 r1150r with 21k miles. I have just clocked 24k and bought my kit from the Boneyard for everything I need to do. I am in the middle of replacing my fuel filter and am finding it a pain in the but! I cannot seem to get the plate in the correct position for the fuel lines to drop properly. I need the plate to be postioned one more stud to the left and the plate does not want to budge. i am afraid of breaking something if I use any more force. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I would appreciate any thoughts.

A bit of searching would have shown you this http://www.r1150r.net/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18075

Brgds
Oliver

I just did mine - and it's a pain in the @*&^%

I found that it was the intake filter to the fuel pump, which needs to sit right in the bottom of the RH part of the tank. When manoeuvring the pump & filter assembly back in to the tank space, the first time I did it I was finding the same thing as you - and it's the pump strainer hitting the bottom seam of the tank as you try to 'twist' it to where you want it.

I think you don't notice that ther's a tendency to twist the plate it's all mounted on on removal - but the pump strainer/filter is more flexible coming out, as you are dragging it with the pump rather than trying to push it.

I had to remove the lot and then insert it rotated more in the correct orientation to it's final position from the start. It's a bit of a fiddle, but then the things sits in ok.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for the feedback. The assebly is very difficult to move around. It feels like the inside fuel lines are keeping me from moving it any further. I think I am going to take the lines off again and reinstall them when the plate is in position if I can. I will now have to wait for new clamps to arrive. The local autoparts stores do not seem to have a fuel injector hose clamp small enough. I made the mistake of not marking the plate in the beginning so I would remember the correct position. I assumed I would easily remember. (remember, when you assume) I put it all back togethor to find I am about 1/2 short in being able to connect the fuel lines. Does anyone have a picture of the plate in it's correct position?

The easy way is to position the pickup screen for the pump facing the bottom of the tank. The fuel lines will position themselves facing back @ about 4 o'clock.