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I give up, how the F&CK do you get the gasket back on the filler cap?

Started by SaltLick, March 19, 2009, 10:30:07 PM

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Ddan

#15
March 20, 2009, 02:23:19 PM
Quote from: SaltLick on March 20, 2009, 01:19:37 PM
oh heck i took it down to motocorsa at lunch time since im a few blocks away from there. They got it on for me.  [clap] Nice bunch of guys there.  Sometimes, it just aint worth it.  [drink]

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herm

#17
March 20, 2009, 04:10:58 PM
Quote from: erkishhorde on March 20, 2009, 10:03:37 AM
If you can't get it back in just do what Nick said in your other post.


Best tech tip evah!  [clap]

two separate issues...
one is the stupid rubber boot inside the tank which always falls off in there
the other is the rubber gasket which goes between the tank and the fuel cap assembly
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SaltLick

#18
March 20, 2009, 04:34:55 PM
Quote from: herm on March 20, 2009, 04:10:58 PM
two separate issues...
one is the stupid rubber boot inside the tank which always falls off in there
the other is the rubber gasket which goes between the tank and the fuel cap assembly

yes the rubber boot was a different post. When i pulled all the crap out of the tank it fell out as well. I thought it might have been a sleeve that went on the fuel pump.  When i bought the bike it had already fallen off so id never seen it before.  I wonder if those fall in and clog up the fuel pump screen for some folks? You know some of these things i might not ever have to do again (drain the fuel, take the tank off, take the cap off and take all the inerds out, then put it all back in again) but at least next time if i do it will go easier. Another Beeaatch was getting that fuel pump back into its clip. My arm has a bruise on it from that one. Almost got my whole arm in there including the elbow. Had my wife in the garage trying to get her arm in there since its smaller than mine. ha ha.

herm

#19
March 20, 2009, 09:35:24 PM
Quote from: SaltLick on March 20, 2009, 04:34:55 PM
yes the rubber boot was a different post. When i pulled all the crap out of the tank it fell out as well. I thought it might have been a sleeve that went on the fuel pump.  When i bought the bike it had already fallen off so id never seen it before.  I wonder if those fall in and clog up the fuel pump screen for some folks? You know some of these things i might not ever have to do again (drain the fuel, take the tank off, take the cap off and take all the inerds out, then put it all back in again) but at least next time if i do it will go easier. Another Beeaatch was getting that fuel pump back into its clip. My arm has a bruise on it from that one. Almost got my whole arm in there including the elbow. Had my wife in the garage trying to get her arm in there since its smaller than mine. ha ha.

getting the pump, etc... connected down at the bottom of the tank is a major PITA
i was stuck up to my elbow once... almost hurled the gas tank across the garage i was so mad (and a little worried too), except of course that i was stuck in the thing.
then i rotated my arm a little, and i was out. just like that.
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ducpainter

#20
March 20, 2009, 09:39:28 PM
Sometimes we over think things...

sometimes not enough.

Dry rubber is non slip.

If you moisten it with say...grease.

it is.

Which would be easier to slide into a metal clip?
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#21
March 20, 2009, 10:29:13 PM
Quote from: supertjeduc on March 20, 2009, 07:11:13 AM
It's easy if you know how to do it
Just put your filler cap almost in place
You need it to be about 2mm above what it should be
Than you do that gasket around the fillercap
And than you hit the cap in place


........^&#  that sounds too simple; is that how you do it?  It makes sense ... and it sounds easy; isnt that hard on an old gasket? .... spent about 0.5 hr with the other method and was sweatting ... and frustrated; but I did it ...
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Bun-bun

#22
July 10, 2009, 02:45:36 PM
I was having trouble with this today, and thought "I'll check the DMF."














Five minutes later, cap was on.
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He Man

#23
July 10, 2009, 03:01:40 PM
ive taken apart my filler cap about 3 times before. never noticed a gasket...

Exahust gasket now this? I should check my bike head gaskets, i bet they arent there either.

NAKID

#24
July 10, 2009, 03:35:16 PM
The S2R800's actually have exhaust gaskets.... ;D
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#25
July 10, 2009, 10:58:27 PM
Did anyone try asking nicely?  ;D
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#26
July 11, 2009, 04:10:00 AM
I've had to do it number of times and I've found the fastest way for me is to secure the gas cap first and then gently work the gasket with a very small flat head screw driver as I stretch it. It usually takes very little time at all.
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#27
July 30, 2011, 06:29:19 PM
so yeah, replacing my fuel filter today.  Struggled with that sumbeech for about 20 minutes.  "I must be doing something wrong.  searched on here, boom.  done in 5 minutes.

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