silly question #2

G'day all,iam going to replace the valve gasket tomorrow night,i was getting organisied tonight with the correct tools to do the job,having a look to see how everything came off the bike,& to save a bit of time looking for everything,got to see how the tank came off & HERE IT IS ,i can not see how the tank is being held on any secrets on how to get the tank off
the bike is a 85 xj900 n.
thank you for your help in advance.
albear.
ps i need help

 

Hello albear,

I think the tank removal on your bike will be the same as on mine.

First, turn the fuel petcock to the off position and remove the rubber vacuum lines. (Make sure to inspect the lines for any cracks or dry rotting once the tank is off) Next, open up your seat and there should be a bolt at the rear of the tank, under the seat. Remove that bolt and the rubber damper. Now all you have to do, lift up on the rear of the tank a little and pull the tank away from the forks and it should slide off of the two dampers mounted on the frame. If the tank hasn't been removed for a while it may be a little hard to pull off the dampers.

That's it!! At least that's how it is for my bike, I'm sure if it is any different someone will let you know.

 

albear- dont forget the fuel level sending unit. it is a 2-wire connector that runs by the tank bolt and near the battery

 

Actually, from looking at the fiche for the '83 Seca 900 (the only year we got here) it looks like it's similar to the Seca 650.

If it is, inside the "tunnel"at the rear of the tank there is a large metal clip that locks onto the head of a retaining bolt. Pull that clip off (rearward) to release the rear mount.

 

That model doesn't have a fuel level sender, they use the rock the bike side to side & listen method. ;o)

 

his sig says 85, so I assumed he meant 85 700

 

Fitz is correct.......

 

His sig says: 1985 XJ900

 

I saw 85 and stopped reading

 

Fitz, you are on the money ,have taken pics,iam waiting for it to cool down before i take the valve cover off ,
more later. :lol:
cheers albear

 

here is a pic of the clip;
cheers albear

 

I was just curious Albear, do you have a plate covering a hole in the tank's tunnel where the sender would be, or is the hole not cut out??

 

G'day time to ride,sorry for the late reply,been busy,plus i do not understand what you mean. ithink the answer is nop as the underside of the tank did not seem to have anything out of normal underneath.
cheers al bear

 

You answered my question. You can't just remove a plate and bolt in a fuel sender.