tank problems

kinkyfreestyler · Post by **kinkyfreestyler** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:15 am

help can,t get in to my tank !just picked up a 400h2 an the tank cap is seized got the key in after socking the lock in wd40 but it still won,t turn ! :smt013 i think the lock has seized in side any surgestions on how to get it opened

thanks for any help

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:26 am

Post by **diesel** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:58 am

not a bad idea. either keep soaking it with wd40 , use a screwdriver or im not sure if you undo all the allen bolts holding it on itwill come out.

RedexRobB · Post by **RedexRobB** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:19 am

Sounds crazy but do you push the cap down then turn? Thats what i do normally and thats alot easier to turn the key than without pushing it down.

kinkyfreestyler · Post by **kinkyfreestyler** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:50 am

I think it the locking tab (the bit that stops it opening)thats stuck ?

yes i,ve tryed pushing the top down (no good)

and undoing the alen keys won.t work

any one got any other ideas

Post by **Xphyral** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:37 pm

if it's well and truly seized the only way your gonna get it out is to drill the whole lock barrel out and get a new or second hand one with a key, of course you'll also have to make sure you get all the crap that falls into your tank back out aswell.

Post by **deviant** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:34 pm

oh i'd love to meet the idiot that designed a lock that only uses the tip of the key.

same as has been said before, keep soaking it and try pushing down on the cap to take pressure of the mechanism as you turn it.

Jackson · Post by **Jackson** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:18 pm

hi, i had this very same problem on my tank after it was stood in a garage for a long time.

If you take all the screws out it still wont come out because there is another screw under the locking bit.

I tried to force the lock with the key but started to bend the Kawa. key which seems to be very soft! So in the end i went an got a key cut for a fiver and used that to force it open - opened fine after a little persuasion.

Once you do get it off youll find its the mechanism underneath thats seized (just a sliding bar made of dodgy metal that fuzzes up) drop some oil into it and work it a couple of times to free it up.

daveofo · Post by **daveofo** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:00 pm

I know this sounds silly, but the arrow on my tank cap points in the wrong direction - the legend says 'unlock', but the arrow points in the direction you turn it to lock it.

Post by **diesel** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:51 pm

like robB said. push down when u turn the key. tip: push down hard and give the key a quick flick the way it needs to go. surface rust is a bugger but with persuasion will give way.

kinkyfreestyler · Post by **kinkyfreestyler** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:35 am

got in !but the inside is a bit of a mess ,rusty an flakey so has anyone any ideas for coating the inside of the tank?

thanks

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:32 pm

http://www.zxrworld.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... light=rust

kinkyfreestyler · Post by **kinkyfreestyler** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:09 pm

thanks for that most helpfull

let you know if that yamaha stuff is available an if it works