I had the same problem after the dealer installed the braided hose. I think the dealer pushed that whole piece down to far onto the braided hose. They replaced the piece with the overflow and pressure cap and the overflow hose. But it still sits on the frame. I talked to a Harley Rep in Rapid City SD. He said that the overflow tube shouldn't rest on the frame. My dealer looked at an 03 V-Rod with stock hose installed. It had about 1/8 in gap between overflow tube and the frame. The mechanic is going to raise it off the frame for me. I'll post when I get it back.