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The BSA Workshop => Twins => Topic started by: dbd32 on 04 Aug, 2022, 17:37

Title: fuel cap
Post by: dbd32 on 04 Aug, 2022, 17:37
Anybody know the diameter and lenght of the selleck pin that holds the fuel cap on my A65 or know who has them in UK
Someone has just put a 6ba screw in with nut
Title: Re: fuel cap
Post by: Spaceman on 04 Aug, 2022, 18:41
Isn't it just a case of measuring the length across the 2 x brackets on the petrol tank and the internal diameter of all the holes. The Sellock roll pins are widely available, for example, on eBay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333820464676?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&_trkparms=ispr=1&amdata=enc:1FEGbfjuoSeqp-Yr0fMrv9w11&customid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrAlczHoLR3gnUgEf3ChWc746W4dell8yk2ezYmhDx4L1aezAMn9PKOBoC77AQAvD_BwE
Title: Re: fuel cap
Post by: Spaceman on 04 Aug, 2022, 18:53
On reflection, I may have had a Monza cap in mind in terms of using a Sellock roll pin. Having just looked at the flip-up cap on my A65, it looks as though mine uses a plain pin which may have a pin head on one side and, perhaps, a snap-on cap on the other end, although it is hard to be sure. It's possible on mine that the pin is a permanent fixture and the filler cap has been slipped on and then the hinge simply bent shut?
Title: Re: fuel cap
Post by: geraldhattrick75 on 04 Aug, 2022, 21:55
Having had to solder the filler cap mounting tabs, I drilled said tabs and settled for a 4BA x 21mm (tip to under head) screw. I also used a washer and domed nut.