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SavageMan99 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 391	Drill the fuel cap? 08/09/18 at 18:33:53 I need to get into my tank. I don't plan on saving the cap, so can I drill out the cylinder? I know I'm hammering the posts, but it's almost ready to run, and I'm starting otr trucking soon. I'd like to at least run it around the block.
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GOF Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 216 Buffalo, NY	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #1 - 08/09/18 at 18:56:59 Maybe take the tank to a locksmith? You wanna be careful drilling a cap. Don't want shavings in the tank.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28841 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #2 - 08/09/18 at 19:11:21 drilling the cylinder aint easy. all the plates get jammed in the slots and you end up trying to fish each one out. it's much easier to pick it if you can take it to someone.
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2635 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #3 - 08/09/18 at 19:42:01 Yeah, try a locksmith. I have a real good one here I have used to rekey toolboxes I buy cheap because people lose the keys. I think they charged 25 for the service and whatever the key costs, etc. worst case they can’t and I would hope they wouldn’t charge if they fail.
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Re: Drill the fuel cap?
Reply #4 - 08/09/18 at 22:49:40

Take a flat wire like what's in windshield wiper blades and bend the end about a 1/2" from the end.
Stick that in the top part of the keyway and torque the cylinder.
Next get a small paper clip and straighten it out, but leave the small loop alone.
Use that to stroke the pins several times to push them in a bit.
the torque on the cylinder will cause them to stick until they all line up and the cylinder will open.

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #5 - 08/09/18 at 23:14:11 Google, or YouTube lock picking.
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #6 - 08/10/18 at 11:41:20 I'd be suspicious of anybody who can pick a lock that easily.
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Yoshi Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 870 LongIsland, N.Y. Gender:	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #7 - 08/10/18 at 19:00:23 I’m gonna try picking my gas tank lock even tho I have my key 😂 Sounds like fun
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Gary YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 15	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #8 - 08/11/18 at 06:19:18 Good locks are hard poor/cheep locks are shockingly easy. Don't ask!
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Re: Drill the fuel cap?
Reply #9 - 08/11/18 at 07:24:40

On my XV 920 cafe racer project bike that I got with no keys I was able to stick a large screw driver into the gas tank lock and turn it which allowed me to open the cap.

The locks are just cheap pot metal and they usually arent hard to jimmy but of course it will ruin the cap. I just looked at my Savage's cap and it doesnt look any more robust than the Yamaha cap so before I drilled into it I'd try the screw driver (as long as you are replacing the cap anyway).

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GOF Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 216 Buffalo, NY	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #10 - 08/11/18 at 10:26:02 The advantage to 'picking' the lock, as apposed to forcing it, is that once off you can remove the tumblers. This allows you to use the cap again.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #11 - 08/11/18 at 14:57:37 Why wreck it? It would sell, Or Use it..
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SavageMan99 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 391	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #12 - 08/12/18 at 12:00:34 It's open! Raked the tumblers. Tumblers are toward the front, btw.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Drill the fuel cap? Reply #13 - 08/12/18 at 16:11:21 You can remove the guts, and it will still stay on. Iggy key will work if the key blank is right.
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