• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Removing tank

turbo100

turbo100

Husqvarna
AA Class
Hello,
I am trying to remove the tank on a TE250 -08 but I am not very successful.
I cant get the fuel hose to disconnect from the red plug in the tank.
I suppose it's only to squeeze the two buttons and pull, right?
Any tips or hints on how to do it? I am a bit afride to break it..
 
Push while you are squeezing and then pull, make sure you are pulling straight off, if you are pulling to one side, it will bind up and not come off.
 
Hi and thanks, I tried what you wrote but still no success.
It really hurts in the fingers :cry:
Am i supposed to squeeze very hard on those little buttons?
Does it require a lot of force to bull it off?
I don't think it has ever been away..
 
yes you need to squeeze the two white buttons in, then pull!! it shouldn't need that much force to pull it off, but beware the little crappy plastic fuel elbow that its connected to breaks very easy>>>but fear not. If it does snap ZIP- TY RACING do a aluminum elbow.
 
Hi,
will the ZIP- TY RACING fit the -08 model?
Im starting to believe my connector is either broken or Im the weakest husky owner ever..
Are everybody else successful in removing the tank??
 
All in all, including undoing the tank fairings etc., it took me about 20 minutes on my new 630 (I´d never done it before). It´ll take me half that next time (I am not a great mechanic. Others would likely be much quicker)
 
turbo100 said:
Im starting to believe my connector is either broken or Im the weakest husky owner ever..
Are everybody else successful in removing the tank??
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Na mate, I struggled to unclip the hose too mate. First time I did it I actually removed the whole pump unit from the tank to give myself enough space to then get in and remove the hose from the pump.
 
I struggled my first time too. It is not easy when you have no idea how it works. Once you get it apart once or twice it is pretty easy.

Once you get it off, don't drop the tank and snap the fitting off!
 
You can also try releasing it at the throttle body end initially just to get the tank off and then figure out the elbow end when you have more room to play with it off the bike. Just be care when lifting the tank that the line doesn't snag on any wire looms or crossmembers if you try it that way. Yes, that elbow is fragile as hell.
 
Not easy and hurts the fingers. Seems like it takes a lot of finger strength. Until you do it a few times it's difficult. It is sort of a pinch, push and pull operation to get it off. If someone holds the tank up for you you can get a look at it while you're pinching it but it's hard to get the ideal approach for maxiumum leverage.
 
Thanks for the input, As i see it now, after your postings- I will not take the tank off unless absolutly necessary.
In this case I was planning to get the electrical wiring up to date after a sloppy previous owner.. but I have to live with it as the elbow does not seem to be a spare part, at least not in the spare part catalogue from Husky.
I will email ZIP-TY regarding their replacement elbow in conjunction with -08 models and shipping $ to europe:eek:
 
Hi,
I just got the tank off - it snapped off easy and Im not sure what I did different.. -
anyway now it's off and I hop to get it back in place by thursday!
I did not need to use much power to get it off...
Thanks for all the input!
 
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