Mon, 05/16/2011 - 13:37
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Hello all,
Any trick to removing the gas cap from the gas tank? It looks like a "pin" that I should be able to tap at one end, just like the pin that holds the carb floats. I successfully rebuilt the CV carbs and those tiny pins came out easily. Any ideas? Also it looks like a rivet that secures the old dried up cork gasket to the cap. I have a new gasket and rivet ready to go on but I need to remove the cap and then remove the rivet first. Any ideas would be most appreciated. I am making slow progress with this restroration thanks to the help on this forum.
Jeff
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Mon, 05/16/2011 - 14:01
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1971 R 75/5
My bike is a 1971 R 75/5. The gas tank looks like a toaster tank with the chrome panels and BMW emblem missing. So the tank may not be the original. I have no history on the bike other than knowing that it was abandoned in a field for the last 20 years. ( I already rebuilt the CV BING carbs and the petcocks). I also have the inside of the tank cleaned out and ready for gas).
Wed, 05/18/2011 - 13:35
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For removing the cap from the
For removing the cap from the tank, just remove the pin with the cap open, it should go out easily with a hammer.
It's much more difficult to remove the pin of the gasket which is in the cap, it's hardly pressed in its place. You can cut out the pin, drill a new hole and put a parker screw instead of the pin.
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 00:28
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71 gas cap
A bit off topic but my 71 has a locking gas cap. I would really like to get a key for it. Is a locking cap stock for the large 71 tank? Anyone have an idea on where a key might be obtained?
Thanks
Bill
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 07:49
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A locking gas cap was an
A locking gas cap was an option for the /5s. You might check with this website for keys - http://www.motorcyclekeys.com/. Or try and find an old-fashioned locksmith.
Sat, 07/14/2012 - 09:37
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Removing Rivet
Hello all,
I just received a new gas cap gasket, searched all the forums and everywhere else to see how to remove the old seal/gasket and found a couple of suggestions.
I went out to the shop, removed the gas cap from the tank...used a piece of old t-shirt (rag) to protect the cap's chrome surface, grabbed 2 medium sized spring clamps to press down (compress) the old sealing ring/gasket...held it down quite necely. This allowed a small space between the rivet and the tiny washer under the rivet head...with a small chisel pinch, very gently tapped around the area between the rivet head and washer, when there was a little more space I used a small set of needlenose vise grips and slowly, gently twisted (while pulling) the rivet. Popped right out with no damage to the rivet.
Now, I can either tap the rivet back in, or tap the hole and use a small machine screw (as suggested in other posts)
Hope this helps anyone trying to change the gasket/seal.
Ash...
What year and model? I presume you're talking about the tanks prior to the late model '76, the 6.3 gallon tanks. Duane has a discussion at the bottom of the page about the flip cap.
http://w6rec.com/duane/bmw/tank/index.htm
Kurt in S.A.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2