Plastic Fuel Pump LockNut Won't Go Back On

LazersGoPEWPEW

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Los Angeles, CA

• Aug 5, 2015

• #1

Damn plastic wheel nut will NOT go back on. Threads look undamaged. I lined up the beginning thread and started it, but then it just pops up on a side with a gap. It's pissing me off.

You can see the gap. Is there something I'm missing here? I thought I had it on but there was still a slight gap. This is literally the last pain in the ass bit to putting this tank back in and putting the Jeep back on the road.

Any help is appreciated.

 

Last edited: Aug 5, 2015

foxwar71

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Foxboro, MA

• Aug 5, 2015

• #2

Walk away for an hour and grab a beer or some food, come back with a fresh start. That ring can be a royal bitch. I did 5 pumps in a year once, never got any easier.

 

LazersGoPEWPEW

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Los Angeles, CA

• Aug 5, 2015

• #3

foxwar71 said:

Walk away for an hour and grab a beer or some food, come back with a fresh start. That ring can be a royal bitch. I did 5 pumps in a year once, never got any easier.

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Any other tips or is it basically just blind luck?

 

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md21722

NAXJA Forum User

Location

TN

• Aug 5, 2015

• #4

It is a PITA. Try pushing down on it with your hand or fingers on all sides and turn. To tighten, use the same method you used to loosen it, probably a big screwdriver and hammer. Make sure its tight.

 

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iwannadie

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Gilbert, Az

• Aug 5, 2015

• #5

I seem to remember having trouble with mine as well, it took a few tries to get it to thread correctly. I turned it in reversed until I felt it drop off the threads if that makes sense, then tightened it and it eventually went on fine. Make sure its fully flat as you start to thread it not lop sided.

 

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Runnin'OnEmpty

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Southeast USA

• Aug 5, 2015

• #6

There's a special wrench available to install those
lock rings, but it shouldn't be necessary.

I always lube the rings and O-ring with a light grease,
such as dielectric grease. That helps a lot.

 

LazersGoPEWPEW

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Los Angeles, CA

• Aug 5, 2015

• #7

Runnin'OnEmpty said:

There's a special wrench available to install those
lock rings, but it shouldn't be necessary.

I always lube the rings and O-ring with a light grease,
such as dielectric grease. That helps a lot.

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Do you know how tight it needs to be?

 

Original_MudButt

NAXJA Forum User

Location

In the eighth dimension

• Aug 5, 2015

• #8

Tight...

I've done this a couple of times and it never gets any easier.

Best tool to use here is patience...

 

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nick86jeep

NAXJA Forum User

Location

iowa

• Aug 5, 2015

• #9

it's much easier with 2 people, 1 to push down the pump, one to do the ring

 

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notamos

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Fort Collins, CO

• Aug 5, 2015

• #10

I swear a bunch when I do these - seems to help.

 

souske

NAXJA Forum User

Location

The land of competition

• Aug 5, 2015

• #11

Use your knee to seat the pump in the tank,

then push down on the lock ring, and spin it backwards until you feel a jump.

once you feel that jump, keep pushing down and thread it on