Problem with Gas Cap
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Cruiser
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From: South Pasadena, CA
Problem with Gas Cap
Hi all,
I have a 2014 Street Glide Special with 5,000 miles on it. I bought it last October and probably since around December I noticed that the gas cap was hard to screw in and out when getting gas.
Well, it's gotten much worse now and it's to the point where I have to really muscle it to get it off and when I try to screw it back on, it starts clicking well before it is seated.
It seems like the plastic threads on the gas cap have expanded somehow, making it fit too tightly with the gas tank threads.
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Thanks,
Alex
I have a 2014 Street Glide Special with 5,000 miles on it. I bought it last October and probably since around December I noticed that the gas cap was hard to screw in and out when getting gas.
Well, it's gotten much worse now and it's to the point where I have to really muscle it to get it off and when I try to screw it back on, it starts clicking well before it is seated.
It seems like the plastic threads on the gas cap have expanded somehow, making it fit too tightly with the gas tank threads.
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Thanks,
Alex
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Northern Virginia
Check to see if it has the Bar and shield on it. I was at a gas station once and when I went to put mine back on had the same problem, looked back up at the pump and there was another cap up there, some one had left thiers and I had grabbed the wrong one.
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I don't think this is the issue, but i did have a problem with my chain saw gas cap, the ethanol in the gas caused the plastic to expand and it was like a half size to big to screw into the saw gas tank.
I would think that our gas caps are impervious to this but who knows.
Mine, with less than 100 miles is pretty tight. But not an issue, want a tight fit, right.
I would think that our gas caps are impervious to this but who knows.
Mine, with less than 100 miles is pretty tight. But not an issue, want a tight fit, right.
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Went to the dealer today for the 5K service. They pulled a gas cap from a brand new Street Glide and tried it on my bike. It fit perfectly, screwed in and out smoothly. Luckily it was just the cap and not the threads inside the gas tank.
-Alex
-Alex