Reply With QuoteYour best bet is to have a new hinge handy. They should be $15-$20. The plastic tabs that bite the filler cover and hold it are hard to depress and remove without tearing them up a bit.
Originally Posted by ynysd
fuel filler flap
Can anyone tell me how to remove the fuel filler flap without destroying the plastic hinge?
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It's pretty hard to avoid destroying the plastic hinge....
Your best bet is to have a new hinge handy. They should be $15-$20. The plastic tabs that bite the filler cover and hold it are hard to depress and remove without tearing them up a bit.
Last edited by Scott H; 02-22-2006 at 06:36 AM.
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Its nearly impossible to do, especially on an old hinge.... well impossible w/o breakin the hinge or scrapping some paint....
When mine broke, by mistake I put the hinge in w/o attaching the flap, though I could do that after the fact, and spent at least 90 mins trying to get the brand new hinge out w/o breaking it.
I think I used a total of 2 micro screwdrivers and a normal one in the process to get it off.
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