Good morning all, Could anyone of you please point me in the direction of a fuel tank removal process for the 1260 enduro? while fixing an issue with the indicator yesterday (thanks to Chris), I found the hose that goes from the radiator cap to the overflow tank was leaking. With such a big tank on the Enduro, I cannot get to the hose without taking the fuel tank off. Ive been using AI to search for the process and looked on YouTube but can only find the procedure for the standard 1260 and not the enduro. many thanks in advance Simon PS if anyone knows how to do this without removing the tank, that information would really help an old person with a bad back
If your sure you cant do it with the tank in place then.... Remove the side fairings from the seat to the top fairing. Remove the tank cover. Remove the vent pipes from the tank filler. Remove the rear tank mounts (handed) Lift the tank at the rear and unclip the wiring and petrol pip. Remove the front mounts and i think the tank will lift. Best off doing nearly empty, and its a weird shape so a bit of juggling is required. I've probably forgotten a couple of bits but its pretty logical when you do it
Oh, and use quality tools to remove the fastenings as they are soft, and some grease on them when putting back together. No copaslip or I will have to kill you
I found a Youtube vid that showed the process when I wanted to change the Air Filter on my 1260 Enduro, but I was searching for changing the Air Filter, so you might try that. Be prepared for it to be far more complicated and take longer than you'd ever believe to get to an Air Filter.
Thank you both, I will give it a try and search YouTube for the filter change. Appreciate the advice.
Can I suggest you buy an air filter and change it whilst you are in there. You'll soon realise that you don't want to be going in there too often, and when you see the small size of the filter you'll understand why I'm suggesting changing it whilst you are in there.
On the Enduro there is a transfer pipe between the 2 lower sections which you need to remove, with 2 petcocks / Valves which you need to close first or the tank will empty itself and that's expensive these days. (Also a mild fire hazard) I sometimes look things like this up on ebay, you get some nice detailed pictures of the part you want to remove before you start the job, handy for locating fasteners and such.
