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I do too, but the last push to get the click seems to be unreasonably hard.
vondalyn
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I agree. It's not every time, but there has been a couple of times that I wasn't sure I'd be able to get it closed. Had to keep struggling with it and even walked around to push from the other side. Other times it's easy to close. Haven't figured out what the key factor is for the times when it's hard yet.
Xyzzy
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It is very easy to break a key if you are not careful.
I always use the thought process of "If I am trying too hard I am probably doing it wrong".
Mine is difficult to close. I just gently turn the key and push down on the cap. With a little pressure down on the cap the key turns fairly easy.
YMMV
I always use the thought process of "If I am trying too hard I am probably doing it wrong".
Mine is difficult to close. I just gently turn the key and push down on the cap. With a little pressure down on the cap the key turns fairly easy.
YMMV
TommyBwell
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I have only filled mine a couple of times but my last time was difficult. As stated I pushed real hard and turned the key.
Tazzel
New member
same here, very hard to lock in place sometimes. It could be the fumes and vacuum effect on a just filled tank of gas, just a guess not a chemist. Very embarrassing when you have a line at the gas pump behind you and your struggling to close your gas cap!!!
I am glad someone else posted this issue, I thought it was just me!!!!!
I am glad someone else posted this issue, I thought it was just me!!!!!
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vondalyn
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me too until Don got his F3. We were both at different pumps at a gas station last week talking to each other in our helmets , "I can't close my gas cap, can you close yours?" both of us were struggling. Don finally had to come over and push on mine to get it closed. If I'd been on my own I would have had to keep struggling with that line behind me
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griffontamer
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Mine is also super hard to close. Opening it is a breeze, but closing is far from it. Will try some gel around the gasket.
jcthorne
Well-known member
Putting lubricant on the flat face gasket really will not help unless it softens the rubber to compress easier and you do not want that to break down the gasket.
Push down on the trailing edge of the lid, closest to the seat, not the key. When it clicks latched the key will turn and come out easily. This will give you much more leverage to compress the gasket than pushing down on the key. Also will avoid bending or breaking the key which is far easier than you might think.
Push down on the trailing edge of the lid, closest to the seat, not the key. When it clicks latched the key will turn and come out easily. This will give you much more leverage to compress the gasket than pushing down on the key. Also will avoid bending or breaking the key which is far easier than you might think.
Have you seen a keyless cap?
Hitman5363
New member
I noticed below someone indicated fumes and vacuum as a possibility. I notice when and if I fill my tank almost to the top it is extremely hard to almost impossible to close but if I do not almost over fill my tank I have zero issues. I also sprayed a little silicon spray too.
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