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Fuel Cap

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Hi all, scanned through the forum and haven't had much success with an interesting problem I have. My fuel cap is "loose" and rattles while riding. I thought for months I had forgotten to tighten something on the front end, checking, rechecking, torque wrench etc only to notice the cap moving 1 afternoon.
Anyone else had this issues? Is there a way to adjust it without just replacing it with a new one? I've looked around thinking perhaps I could just buy replacement gaskets for it, not......
Anyone else ever had this issue?
 
Its the correct cap, the handle broke off the original and I'm using one off one of the spare tanks I have. When I first started using this one all was good, then after a few weeks it started rattling.
 
There is generally a spring seat supporting the cap seal. They go rusty. Could it have broken up and is letting the cap sit too far down ?
 
I don't see any type of spring at all. I seems to fit into the filler hole flush to the top of the tank, once the tab is locked, the cap will still turn a bit.
 
Lift the rubber cap seal. Underneath there should be a thin metal disk thing supporting it like a large thin belleville washer. It provides the resistance as you push the cap closed and holds the cap up against the bottom of the filler neck.
 
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