Gas Tank Problem

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FlamesFearMe

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Whitehall, MI

• Jun 22, 2006

• #1

Is there a safe way to cut the hanger bolts for my leaking tank. It is an 88 and there is so much crap built up that I cannot get the nuts off and there is not much room to do anything with a hacksaw. Is there a way to safely get a grinder in there to shear them off without losing my face?

 

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klonestar

NAXJA Forum User

Location

White Mtns. New Hampshire

• Jun 22, 2006

• #2

On my 90xj I had to hammer a socket on the nuts and just twisted the J bolts in half. They broke off pretty easily. Worse case if you can get the gas out fill the tank with water and cut away. A Dremel may work if ya got one?

 

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motroutmo

NAXJA Forum User

Location

St Louis

• Jun 22, 2006

• #3

LOTS of PB Blaster and Vise Grips!

 

Matthew Currie

NAXJA Member #760

Location

Vermont, land of big clay

• Jun 22, 2006

• #4

Just do as Klonestar suggests and shear them off. It won't take much effort if you can get a socket or even a big vise grips on the nuts. In fact the real challenge is not shearing them off. If you can get a file in there, just file partway into the hangers and they'll shear very quickly at the weak spot.

 

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majic_tech

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Idaho

• Jun 22, 2006

• #5

bolt cutters or a nut splitter