help! locking gas cap issue
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Cruiser
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From: San Antonio
help! locking gas cap issue
So this morning I go to fill up the tank just up the road from my house. Now, I have a harley brand locking gas cap that was given to me as a gift a few years back. When I attempted to unlock it this morning the lock will not catch and unlock. It will just spin. I cannot get the lock to engage so I can take the gas cap off.... any ideas on how to get this damn thing off? I spent 20 minutes at the gas station trying and just took it back home in frustration
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Cruiser
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From: San Antonio
no way in hell am i gonna use this thing again once i get it off........ just a matter of figuring it out now so i can use the damn bike lol. So far nothing is working to get it off... I've been at this for a while now, im getting tempted to grab the biggest drill bit ive got and have at this *****
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Think calm thoughts! Don't do anything drastic, for risk of harming the tank etc. I don't recall how exactly mike came off, I just kept operating the key while also turning the cap itself, until eventually the two came together. It did take some hours! Best of luck.
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Cruiser
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From: San Antonio
im gonna have to step away from it for a while cause it's not coming off and it is damn sure making my blood boil..... when i get this damn thing off i am throwing the POS in the fire
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Cruiser
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From: San Antonio
i tried pushing down, i tried giving it a "love tap" tried pulling up on the cap, all sorts of crap, its like the key barrel/lock barrel stripped out and will not grab anything on the inside. I had to go to work, so when i go back home in a few hours i will be trying it again. Hopefully it works
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no way in hell am i gonna use this thing again once i get it off........ just a matter of figuring it out now so i can use the damn bike lol. So far nothing is working to get it off... I've been at this for a while now, im getting tempted to grab the biggest drill bit ive got and have at this *****
My drill throws off sparks from the electric motor and sparks over a gas tank isn't a good idea.
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Wish I could help you. Never had this problem. I have never had anyone try to take gas out of any of my bikes or anyone's bike that I have ever known. However, I and probably others really would like to know how you eventually get it off so if this comes up again.
Last edited by subguy; Sep 19, 2014 at 09:27 AM.