Key stuck in TBR7 gas cap

adb1779 · 04-18-2022, 06:33 PM

Hi,

Getting ready to fill up my 2021 TBR7 for the first time so I removed the gas cap but the lock is not returning to the normal position so I cannot remove the key from the cap. I have tried penetrant and tapping with hammer but it will not release. Has anyone heard of this happening and how to release the mechanism and remove the key?

Thanks
Al

adb1779 · 04-18-2022, 07:42 PM

Well This is my first time with a fully removable gas cap. I guess the idea is to keep the key in the cap so something bad wont happen ????. Well one "good" thing happened and that is I discovered a LOT of rust in the bottom 2 to 3 inches of the tank. Not sure how I am going to deal with this. Seems like ordering a new gas tank is best.

Thanks
Al

Ol,fart · 04-18-2022, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by adb1779

Well This is my first time with a fully removable gas cap. I guess the idea is to keep the key in the cap so something bad wont happen ????. Well one "good" thing happened and that is I discovered a LOT of rust in the bottom 2 to 3 inches of the tank. Not sure how I am going to deal with this. Seems like ordering a new gas tank is best.

Thanks
Al

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buzz · 04-18-2022, 11:53 PM

Well old fart you have to put gas cap back on tank,and push down to lock then key will come out

grhanka · 04-19-2022, 08:34 AM

My tank had some rust too. I sloshed it with phosphoric acid (It's a blue liquid called "Metal Etch and Prime" at Home Depot.) Apparently you don't need it full strength, just a couple of cups then top the tank off with water and let it sit overnight. It definitely works to convert rust into a paintable coating. Then I sloshed my tank with tank liner (forgot the name, it's the red stuff.) That was a few months ago, and it seems to be working fine.

I also removed the tumbler pins from my gas cap so I can open the tank with a screwdriver. It's 4 gallons. I'm not worried.

buzz · 04-19-2022, 05:50 PM

I open mine with the key,why won't you want to use key?

Thumper · 04-19-2022, 06:47 PM

Did you push it into the tank? Mine won't turn back unless you "release" it by triggering something when you push it back onto the tank pretty hard. Maybe turn it to the right again, and then push it on again... if it got "stuck" or something in the open position.

willardnigma · 04-20-2022, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by grhanka

My tank had some rust too. I sloshed it with phosphoric acid (It's a blue liquid called "Metal Etch and Prime" at Home Depot.) Apparently you don't need it full strength, just a couple of cups then top the tank off with water and let it sit overnight. It definitely works to convert rust into a paintable coating. Then I sloshed my tank with tank liner (forgot the name, it's the red stuff.) That was a few months ago, and it seems to be working fine.

I also removed the tumbler pins from my gas cap so I can open the tank with a screwdriver. It's 4 gallons. I'm not worried.

4 gallons? In some areas 6.04 is the gas price. The thieves hit ya once, they're likely to try again.

grhanka · 04-21-2022, 09:40 AM

I've had plenty of locks fail to open with their key, especially when exposed to the elements, so I fear being locked out of my tank more than I fear gas thieves. But if I parked in the hood, I might feel differently.

willardnigma · 04-21-2022, 10:41 PM

Yeah I'm rebuilding my tbr due to the hoodrats

One was even brazen enough to yoink my goldwing out my garage at 630 in the morning. He only made it a block before my geotag killed the power. I love my house but hate the apartments next door. I grew up in the hood but my daddy raised me right.

04-18-2022, 06:33 PM	#1
adb1779 Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 27	Key stuck in TBR7 gas cap Hi, Getting ready to fill up my 2021 TBR7 for the first time so I removed the gas cap but the lock is not returning to the normal position so I cannot remove the key from the cap. I have tried penetrant and tapping with hammer but it will not release. Has anyone heard of this happening and how to release the mechanism and remove the key? Thanks Al
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04-18-2022, 07:42 PM	#2
adb1779 Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 27	OK Just put the gas cap back on and the key will release Well This is my first time with a fully removable gas cap. I guess the idea is to keep the key in the cap so something bad wont happen ????. Well one "good" thing happened and that is I discovered a LOT of rust in the bottom 2 to 3 inches of the tank. Not sure how I am going to deal with this. Seems like ordering a new gas tank is best. Thanks Al
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04-19-2022, 08:34 AM	#5
grhanka Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 58	tank slosh My tank had some rust too. I sloshed it with phosphoric acid (It's a blue liquid called "Metal Etch and Prime" at Home Depot.) Apparently you don't need it full strength, just a couple of cups then top the tank off with water and let it sit overnight. It definitely works to convert rust into a paintable coating. Then I sloshed my tank with tank liner (forgot the name, it's the red stuff.) That was a few months ago, and it seems to be working fine. I also removed the tumbler pins from my gas cap so I can open the tank with a screwdriver. It's 4 gallons. I'm not worried.
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04-18-2022, 11:53 PM	#4
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 880	Well old fart you have to put gas cap back on tank,and push down to lock then key will come out
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04-19-2022, 05:50 PM	#6
buzz Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Dayton Pa. Posts: 880	I open mine with the key,why won't you want to use key?
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04-19-2022, 06:47 PM	#7
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,402	Did you push it into the tank? Mine won't turn back unless you "release" it by triggering something when you push it back onto the tank pretty hard. Maybe turn it to the right again, and then push it on again... if it got "stuck" or something in the open position.
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04-21-2022, 09:40 AM	#9
grhanka Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 58	I've had plenty of locks fail to open with their key, especially when exposed to the elements, so I fear being locked out of my tank more than I fear gas thieves. But if I parked in the hood, I might feel differently.
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04-21-2022, 10:41 PM	#10
willardnigma Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Ohio Posts: 52	Yeah I'm rebuilding my tbr due to the hoodrats One was even brazen enough to yoink my goldwing out my garage at 630 in the morning. He only made it a block before my geotag killed the power. I love my house but hate the apartments next door. I grew up in the hood but my daddy raised me right.
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