MK3 Airfiler Hose replacement?

What the best procedure to replace a cracked airfilter hose from Amal carb to airbox? I can't get the new hose (06-4180) to fit correctly on the airbox. Thanks.
Cheers,
DJS

A bit fiddly but the easiest way I have found, remove air filter and reach up with fingers and check and assist the fitting of the carb rubber as you slowly rotate it, swap sides and hands and do the other side, then fit onto carbs by rotating - if the fit in the airbox is correct they will go onto the carbs no problem as they will no slide out the airbox, the flat sides on the airbox end of the rubbers should be innermost and therfore facing each when the rubbers are fitted to both the airbox and carbs, a little grease in the seating recesses will help fitting - you guys in the states have the ideal stuff Milcomm TW25B is excellent, as it's halfway between an oil and grease.

Thanks Madnorton! I struggled for a long time that way with no joy. I will try that lube you suggest too. Trying to get the airbox side attached seems impossible with my fat fingers.
Cheers,
Dave

Hi, Hopefully you can feel the bottom edge of the hole when feeling inside the airbox, this will give positive indication that the rubeer is locating correctly in the airbox, when being fed onto the airbox hole. If it is still a struggle the other alternative, but time consuming method is to remove one carb to give more space to work and fit rubbers to airbox first with recesses greased, attached one rubber to the still fitted carb, re-attach other carb and fit the remaining rubber. I have modified an allen key, Hex key or wrench I think they call them in the US, to fit socket bolts that hold the carb manifolds to the head, as the innermost ones are pig to do with a standard length allen key - Just shorten it on the long section and the short section and it makes doing carb removal a whole lot easier.

Hi Madnorton, I can reach the bottom edge as you say, but can't get the recess seated on the airbox correctly. It's slightly stretched and all the way in the airbox for now. Will try again with some TW25B before the carb removal process. I was hoping it can be done without carb/s or airbox removal. Will let you know the outcome. Thanks again for your help.
Best regards and Cheers,
Dave