October 31, 20214 yr hello matey peeps.. can someone advice me how to replace my fuel tap. im not sure if ive buggered the threads taking my leaking tap off. the locknut had a split in it and petrol was bleading through the crack. i bought a replacement tap but the threads dont want to mate together. not sure if the nut goes on first ...then you thread the tap in to the nut.....looks like id have to remove the carb and exhaust pipe to do this though...not enough room to rotate the fuel tap. ..its a 2003 bike. my wife thinks ive got touretes ....since i started this fix....and its making me cry. Edited October 31, 20214 yr by nobend spelling error
October 31, 20214 yr The connecting nut for the Beta fuel tap has right and left hand threads, it is right hand onto the tank boss and left hand onto the tap thread. See attached description. You need to remove the front exhaust pipe and maybe the carb to give more room. Hope that helps! Beta EVO Fuel Tap Overhaul.pdf
October 31, 20214 yr Author It's helped a lot.. thanks for that... Would I be advised to slip a bit of plumbers ptfe tape on the threads....to stop petrol finding its way out. I only want to do it once. Cheers.
November 1, 20214 yr It may be difficult as the threads are tricky to start on both threads at once without PTFE tape. Check the nut on the tap thread and on the tank thread before trying to mount to see that they are free. My picture does not show it but there is a black plastic washer around the base of the filter which forms the seal between the tap and the tank, so you should not need tape. Check that the nut goes over the washer, as that causes extra friction to the nut when trying to mount the tap. If necessary gently file the outside edge of the black washer until the nut will pass over it without jamming. Once you know the threads are free and the nut is free over the washer you have to gently align the tap and turn the nut so that both threads engage equally -avoid cross threading!
November 1, 20214 yr The threads don't need to engage equally, you can put it a half turn onto the tank then add the tap (or the other way around), it just makes it less fiddly and reduces the chance of cross threading.
November 1, 20214 yr Agree with totty79, just don't screw it on too far on one thread before connecting the other, or that thread may bottom before the connection is tight.
November 1, 20214 yr Author That's brilliant advice... I really appreciate the time you've taken to get me out of the feces. Many thanks. With any luck I'll be falling off the bike again by the weekend. All the best Nobend
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