I have been servicing my bike and have accidently taken out the o ring on my fuel tap and broke it I cant find one anywhere but if you know any good stores online or otherwise I would appricate it the bike is a kawasaki a1p 636 2002 its like a rubber o ring i was thinking about putting rubber bands it it's place what do you think ?
2007-07-07 12:17:16 · 10 answers · asked by zx6_rich 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
The reason that I don't neccacerily want to go to kawasaki is the fact they have ridiculous prices for parts I don't want to spend 10 quid on a stupid piece of rubber I can get elsewhere for less
2007-07-08 20:07:44 · update #1
Necessarily.... sorry it's early here
2007-07-08 20:12:29 · update #2
Just goto napa auto they will match it upto something that will work. Only be couple bucks. Or maybe down to your local harborfreight pick up this set.It might have it.
2007-07-07 12:26:04 · answer #1 · answered by Yoho 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The rubber band idea has been well enough answered already - don't ! If you are in the UK then look in your local yellow pages for Bearing Services Ltd (BSL) and go there. They will very likely be able to help you out plus they also sell o-ring kits, which have lengths of material, blades and special bonding agent that allows you to make up any-oring that you need. Loctite for example are a supplier of such a kit.
The obvious question is why don't you just order one up from Kawasaki? Very often fuel tap 'o-rings' are strange shapes so a standard off the shelf round shape ring will not fit. Kawasaki will be the quickest and easiest bet.
2007-07-07 21:39:08 · answer #2 · answered by ShuggieMac 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I work in engineering... & o rings are common from any engineering supplier... but they are not always the exact size you need... So.. here is what you do....
get a razor blade & cut the o ring to the correct length & glue it back together with "super glue:"
engineering supliers will sell you an o ring kit with a razor blade & super glue in it as well as a selection of different diameter rubber o ring material in lengths of a meter (yard)..
but its cheaper to by a single o ring & a tube of super glue..
2007-07-09 19:24:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quit playing games.
Order one from Kawasaki.
Your bike is to new for the part to be discontinued.
If no shops in your area will help, contact Kawasaki and ask for their assistance.
http://kawasaki.com/OurCompany/ContactUs.aspx
2007-07-08 07:22:24 · answer #4 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use rubber bands they will fail and petrol wil leak out.
In the past I have used shops with such names as "seals and bearings" who supply items like this off-the-shelf for all kinds of applications. They can be useful when it comes to wheel bearings and the like too.
2007-07-07 20:15:04 · answer #5 · answered by philipscown 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't use rubber bands they will fall apart and block your fuel system. take the broken o ring to any auto parts store they will be able to find one that will fit.
2007-07-07 12:22:43 · answer #6 · answered by greg e 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are in the UK go to Halfords........they sell little boxes of assorted O rings.
2007-07-07 21:26:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rubber becomes powder with fuel.better go for genuine.
2007-07-09 05:53:01 · answer #8 · answered by Julie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
type "robinsons foundry" into your search engine. they had everything I needed for my suzuki, they specialize in japanese bike parts.
2007-07-08 07:19:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
E-BAY
2007-07-12 08:08:35 · answer #10 · answered by laura k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋