Lock stuck on gas tank of Ninja 650r - Page 2

james1300 · 03-22-2010, 06:24 AM

Why not try what Guggus said to try?
Has evryone lubed your locks?
I didnt think so.

grndsm · 03-23-2010, 05:03 AM

Update:

Soaking in cocktail of different penatrating oils for 24+ hours, didn't work... I was trying the "rocking" method. However, a few gentle strikes with a hammer, then followed with "rocking" did work!

skinny · 03-23-2010, 05:17 AM

I hear a plasma torch works well

taznhell · 03-23-2010, 08:28 AM

I had a 82 CB750 project bike this happened to after 10 years of sitting. Break free bolt and rust loosener worked good to. Glad to here you cracked it though.

ZXtasy · 03-23-2010, 08:48 AM

The lock/tumblers actuate the spring loaded locking dogs on the side of the cap. It may not be the lock, but the dogs and where they contact that needs attention as well.

YamahaR604 · 05-08-2012, 06:33 AM

So I get up this morning, get dressed, look into the mirror and think to myself "Lets do this" (Job Interview) - So I hop on my R6 and head that way, about 4 miles in, I realize I wont make it unless I fill up the tank, so I stop and proceed to wrestle with my tank lock. It was white and oxidized as others have stated, and have had few problems with it before, but this time I bend the key trying to get in.

UGH, dreadfully, I call my would be employer and try to explain that I need to reschedule, LUCKILY, he too was a fellow rider and understood. I get home, immediately came to this thread and read thru all of them, walked outside with a hammer and my key, hit the lock 3 or 4times and turned the key, my jaw dropped!

What a bad way to start your morning eh??? Needless to say, it is now soaked in Liquid Wrench.

Mxyzptlk · 05-08-2012, 05:19 PM

Holy dead thread revival batman.

dragracer1951 · 05-09-2012, 05:34 AM

No shit....


03-22-2010, 06:24 AM	#21
james1300 Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can	Why not try what Guggus said to try? Has evryone lubed your locks? I didnt think so. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


03-23-2010, 05:03 AM	#22
grndsm Newbie Joined: Mar 2010 From: Chelmsford, MA	Update: Soaking in cocktail of different penatrating oils for 24+ hours, didn't work... I was trying the "rocking" method. However, a few gentle strikes with a hammer, then followed with "rocking" did work! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


03-23-2010, 05:17 AM	#23
skinny Peg Dragger Joined: Aug 2009 From: Salem, Or Blog Entries: 7 I Ride: CHF 50S8, 05 600RR	I hear a plasma torch works well __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


03-23-2010, 08:28 AM	#24
taznhell Shredder Joined: Jul 2008 From: Cornelius, Oregon I Ride: Everyday	I had a 82 CB750 project bike this happened to after 10 years of sitting. Break free bolt and rust loosener worked good to. Glad to here you cracked it though. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


03-23-2010, 08:48 AM	#25
ZXtasy Peg Dragger Joined: Jul 2005 From: "Loch" Moses, WA I Ride: '05 ZX-10R Naked/Streetfighter, 2012 & 1999 Yamaha TW-200 "Zombie Stomper"	The lock/tumblers actuate the spring loaded locking dogs on the side of the cap. It may not be the lock, but the dogs and where they contact that needs attention as well. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


05-08-2012, 06:33 AM	#26
YamahaR604 Newbie Joined: May 2012 From: Leesville	I Got One Even Better... So I get up this morning, get dressed, look into the mirror and think to myself "Lets do this" (Job Interview) - So I hop on my R6 and head that way, about 4 miles in, I realize I wont make it unless I fill up the tank, so I stop and proceed to wrestle with my tank lock. It was white and oxidized as others have stated, and have had few problems with it before, but this time I bend the key trying to get in. UGH, dreadfully, I call my would be employer and try to explain that I need to reschedule, LUCKILY, he too was a fellow rider and understood. I get home, immediately came to this thread and read thru all of them, walked outside with a hammer and my key, hit the lock 3 or 4times and turned the key, my jaw dropped! What a bad way to start your morning eh??? Needless to say, it is now soaked in Liquid Wrench. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


05-08-2012, 05:19 PM	#27
Mxyzptlk Peg Dragger Joined: Oct 2010 From: Seattle I Ride: Ninja 650r, DRZ 440SM	Holy dead thread revival batman. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


05-09-2012, 05:34 AM	#28
dragracer1951 Joined: Sep 2005 From: Bremerton I Ride: 05 KTM 625smc, 03 Are See fiddy one, 05 DRZ470SM, 95 FZR1040, 69 Combat Commando Roadster, 73 Commando Interstate, 67 BSA B44, 71 BSA B50	No shit.... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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