tank problems
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tank problems
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
thanks for any help
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tank problems
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
yes i,ve tryed pushing the top down (no good)
and undoing the alen keys won.t work
any one got any other ideas
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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