Wondering what the best way to remove my gas tank? It currently has about 5 gallons of gas from when I put it away for the winter. I want to check/adjust my valves for the first time and am a little unsure what the best way to remove the gas tank is.
Gas Tank Removal
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Wondering what the best way to remove my gas tank? It currently has about 5 gallons of gas from when I put it away for the winter. I want to check/adjust my valves for the first time and am a little unsure what the best way to remove the gas tank is.
I recently removed mine for a rear shock change and it was full for the same reason as yours.
Trust me......it is far easier to remove the tank when it is nearly empty. Do you have the service manual?? It is pretty well layed out for you if you do.
Remove the two bolts at the front of the tank behind the handlebars. Be careful not to lose the two washers from behind these two bolts. Lift the tank and support it while pulling off the vaccum hoses and disconnecting the ground cable from the tank.
Remove the two bolts at the rear and very carefully turn the tank over on it's side or back. You may want to put a soft towel under the tank to keep from scratching the paint.
Now you can remove the bolt for the fuel union. Be careful not to loose the two small washers, one on each side of the union. I reused mine but it is probably best to replace them when you reinstall the fuel union.
Use a siphon to drain most of the fuel, it will make it a lot easier to work with. John covered the rest.
Harbor Freight sells a really cheap fuel siphon pump for a few bucks that should work well for you for at least this one time use...
".....simply remove tank. Assembly reverse of above."
-From the Clymer Handbook.
-From the Clymer Handbook.
Thanks for the help. I'm going to give it a try tonight.
no need to turn tank over to disconnect fuel lines
you will need a golf tee to plug low pressure return line
place a rag under high pressure line where it bolts to fuel rail
have a cup ready to catch the small amount left in the h.p.line
the h.p. line will not drain out by itself
the h.p. banjo has crush washers on both sides
you will need a golf tee to plug low pressure return line
place a rag under high pressure line where it bolts to fuel rail
have a cup ready to catch the small amount left in the h.p.line
the h.p. line will not drain out by itself
the h.p. banjo has crush washers on both sides
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