'36 Gas Tank Installation Question

[TagMan]

I spent an hour searching & reading old posts, but never found an answer for my question. Should the bolt be tightened to completely collapse the spring, then backed off a couple of turns, or how many turns ??

Also, I see reference to the heads of the bolts being drilled for a safety wire - run the safety wire through the drilled hole and what do you wire it to, to prevent the bolt from backing out?

Thanks for any info you can provide.
-Bob

[alanwoodieman]

run the safety wire between the bolt heads and the area of the frame that is separated, usually on the inside of the frame, tighten the bolts only a little, remember this feature is to provide the tank some defense against the frame twisting, if the bolts are too tight the tank would flex also which could lead to leaking!

[TagMan]

Thanks, Alan.

[TagMan]

Any ideas as to where to buy the correct gas tank mounting bolts with the hole drilled in the head for the safety wire? I looked through Rot Nacewicz's catalog and he doesn't seem to carry them, which surprised me.

Thanks,
-Bob

[Steve Staysko]

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I would give Roy a call because i bought the gas tank bolting for my 34 from Roy.