350x CLARK TANK FITTING ISSUES HELP

[CRAZY70MAN]

Just got my new tank..part # 11393-02. Does not fit?? Measures 5 inches inside tank mounts...too narrow?? Tank shrouds will not even bolt up?? Anyone have problems with these tanks and fitting issues?? Could they have sent me a wrong tank? Numbers are just marked with sharpie.....no stamp. Got it off amazon.com........should have known:cry: Any help appreciated...thanks

[fabiodriven]

Maybe we could help better Andy if you put up a pic?

[blkstangman88]

My clarks tank was the same. U hafta put some muscle n spread it to fit. It's designed for a snug fit. Over time it'll stay but a new clarks tank must b man handled. Shrouds I had to drill n holes. I had new maier shrouds n I drilled holed to fit since they weren't pre drilled

[bkm]

Same here. Just spread it out and man handle it. It will go on.

[Dirtcrasher]

Mine didn't fit my SX back in 1998 without some work either.

Now I only use IMS and the fit/finish/quality seem to be better..........

[cattle-dog]

my clark is a snug fit also but my stock tank shrouds fit well http://www.3wheelerworld.com/album.php?albumid=511&attachmentid=116122

[Ironbnder]

I had to push mine on with my chest as I spreaded it apart with both hands, but as Cattle-dog said, my shrouds came off my factory metal tank and bolted right up. That part would concern me.

[CRAZY70MAN]

thanks for all the help. I put it on the heater vent in the house for an hour and still had to lube up mounts and give it hell!! The rear mounts are nowhere close, had to drill new hole in one side and the other will need a plate made. I am pretty dissappointed with it....my last one from clarke. It is better than risking a leak anyway.....just did not trust the jb weld. It really does not mesh well with fenders and I also had to redrill aftermarket shrouds?? Wow.........what a load of work for that much money..... Thankshttp://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo321/andyatc70/th_P1040014.jpg (http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/oo321/andyatc70/?action=view&current=P1040014.jpg)

[cattle-dog]

i am shocked you are having so much trouble my rear bolt holes lined up with a little moving around and my fenders lined up to the tank great, i think you saw my 350x at raffas icefest with my clark tank. here is a picture of the fender/ tank meeting up well. http://www.3wheelerworld.com/album.php?albumid=511&attachmentid=119390

[oldtime3wheeler]

My clarke tank is an older one. It fits my x fine. The shrouds bolted right up without have to re-drill any holes. The rear fenders match up pretty well.

[hang&rattle]

This is common. Clarke's quality is slipping. http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php?125225-Clarke-plastics-quality&highlight=

[aldochina]

the one i just sold to bkm fit great. they are all snug on the rubbers, you can shoot some air in the petcock, and it spreads it right out, and slips right on. No issues with boltholes or mounting shrouds. Hope it fits yours bkm as good as it fit mine!

[bkm]

the one i just sold to bkm fit great. they are all snug on the rubbers, you can shoot some air in the petcock, and it spreads it right out, and slips right on. No issues with boltholes or mounting shrouds. Hope it fits yours bkm as good as it fit mine!

Absolutely. Just snug like you said, manhandled it a little and she went right on.

[Ironbnder]

I think you got the wrong tank. You should have questioned Clarke before altering the tank and making it non-returnable. I bought my tank 4 months ago. The quality in Clarke tanks, as stated above, has not dropped that bad since then. You should not have had to redrilled any holes or made any brackets. It is just an issue of spreading the bottom open a bit.

[Dirtcrasher]

If it's a 350X tank it will have 2 plastic teardrops on the back lower point of the tank for the 350X for 8MM mounting bolts clearance, the rear does not mount like a 200X.........

The 200X may have one center bolt in the back, I forget. Someone with a 1st generation can let you know......

How about a pic? I have an old 350X Clarke in the shop. It fits, wanna buy it? :D

[CRAZY70MAN]

Well, not a 200x tank....can't beleive I forgot what one looked like. It is a 350x tank. Had to put it on heater vent and godzilla it on??? Rear holes do not line up with tank safely on the front rubbers?????http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo321/andyatc70/th_P1040015.jpg (http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/oo321/andyatc70/?action=view&current=P1040015.jpg) Redrilled and redrilled shrouds?????? Oh well......never again. Is there somthing I am missing????? My mounts appera not to be altered and my stock tank fit like a glove>>>>>>thanks.... That front bolt I had to grind to fit......see the distance between stock hole??? If you line it up....it pops out of the tank rubbers???? The front bolt I ground is thru the mounting hole.

[Jason125m]

Wow. I am never buying a Clark tank. Seems like they are going downhill. FAST. Sorry to hear about all your troubles Crazy70man...

[cattle-dog]

now i will tell you i dont slide my tank all the way forward on the rubbers its about a 1/2 inch from the back of the grommet grooves in the tank, i do have to wiggle it on the mounts as its tight. so i have to pull the tank back a little until the bolt holes line up, left side first then i have to pickup a little for the right bolt to go in smoothly.
i would like to see a older tank like mine next to a newer tank to see the diffrences up close.

[CRAZY70MAN]

now i will tell you i dont slide my tank all the way forward on the rubbers its about a 1/2 inch from the back of the grommet grooves in the tank, i do have to wiggle it on the mounts as its tight. so i have to pull the tank back a little until the bolt holes line up, left side first then i have to pickup a little for the right bolt to go in smoothly.
i would like to see a older tank like mine next to a newer tank to see the diffrences up close.

Ya....you are right. I could bolt the rear in the stock holes but the front rubbers would just barely and I do mean barely be sitting in the tank groove. I rather would not take that chance of front popping out. They should fit tight to wedge the tank in securely. Almost as if tank is 5/8" short or tank has constricted or shrunk over time as plastic could and does?? My stock tank as I said wedges completely onto the front rubbers and fits like a glove.

[Ironbnder]

All this talk about never buying a Clark tank again because the quality has dropped lately will just lead to another manufacturing company not making trike parts any longer which leads to less choices and higher prices.

I want to repeat myself and say my Clark tank on my 86 350X is about 6 months old and it fit great and I am very happy with it. I started a thread about it with pics when I got it and I think it is still great.

I do not have any idea why CRAZY70's is not working for him.

[hang&rattle]

All this talk about never buying a Clark tank again because the quality has dropped lately will just lead to another manufacturing company not making trike parts any longer which leads to less choices and higher prices.

I want to repeat myself and say my Clark tank on my 86 350X is about 6 months old and it fit great and I am very happy with it. I started a thread about it with pics when I got it and I think it is still great.

I do not have any idea why CRAZY70's is not working for him.
Good, I wouldn't use junk on my kids 3-wheelers, nor mine. If they continue to build junk, it is to their own demise they will be out of business. Because of Clarke's poor quality, they will cut their own throats and some other company will take over and build tanks. That's how it works. You read the whole thread and links, right Ironbnder? All the testimonies in the links? Did you research other cycle sites? These tanks have blown out and leaked on people and there rides, dirt bikes, quads, and 3-wheelers. Done alot of damage and one fella got bad chemical burns from the gas on; guess where.....I would not use cheap, dangerous, aftermarket parts. So the loss of a cheesy, unsafe product, off the market will help with the quality of another being produced. And you make it sound like a bunch of trikers are making it hard on the company, and now they will single out the trike community (?). Clarke is the one who did the crappy work, that isn't the 3-wheeler owner's faults (and it's not just trikes getting poorly built tanks). I back the trike brethren, I understand, I agree, and I sympathize with you folks. I would be upset also for being sent a bad product. I will not purchase a companies product if they have treated a group of people I respect poorly. This is not 'American' quality, and this is the reason some Chinese company will start producing these tanks. Did you not read the testimonies and links posted?

[Dirtcrasher]

My stock tank as I said wedges completely onto the front rubbers and fits like a glove.

Thats because it's stock :D We can never expect perfection from aftermarket, but, it shouldn't be unusable/unsafe either. A new tank is 218$ from Clarke, maybe that Amazon tank was a bad run. What I don't understand is how can any "bad" run shorten up length? I can see some voids, divots, orange peel type "blems" but not distance.

The tank I have is old, I'm gonna see how well it fits up........

[dcreel]

Good, I wouldn't use junk on my kids 3-wheelers, nor mine. If they continue to build junk, it is to their own demise they will be out of business. Because of Clarke's poor quality, they will cut their own throats and some other company will take over and build tanks. That's how it works. You read the whole thread and links, right Ironbnder? All the testimonies in the links? Did you research other cycle sites? These tanks have blown out and leaked on people and there rides, dirt bikes, quads, and 3-wheelers. Done alot of damage and one fella got bad chemical burns from the gas on; guess where.....I would not use cheap, dangerous, aftermarket parts. So the loss of a cheesy, unsafe product, off the market will help with the quality of another being produced. And you make it sound like a bunch of trikers are making it hard on the company, and now they will single out the trike community (?). Clarke is the one who did the crappy work, that isn't the 3-wheeler owner's faults (and it's not just trikes getting poorly built tanks). I back the trike brethren, I understand, I agree, and I sympathize with you folks. I would be upset also for being sent a bad product. I will not purchase a companies product if they have treated a group of people I respect poorly. This is not 'American' quality, and this is the reason some Chinese company will start producing these tanks. Did you not read the testimonies and links posted?

I agree with this 100%. Sink or swim. It's the American way. If your quality sucks why should your company be supported? Supporting a sh!tty company because they produce 3 wheeler parts is not just unfair for the consumer, it's stupid. Especially when they build vessels that hold a flammable liquid.

[Ironbnder]

WOW there hang and rattle- did not mean to upset you! Yes, I followed dcreel issue with the Tecate tank. I believe it was found to be an old mold that had been patched. The alternative to this was no mold and no tank. I agree this is not good buisness, but they did offer him his money back, so take it or leave it.

My reply was about Crazy70man with his 350x tank. A totally different mold that I had no problem with at all. It fit good and had no blemishesh. I think it is user era or the wrong tank on Crazy's part and I was defending this with my personal dealings, not from what I read or heard or any link on the net.

I still say that when you have a Walmart boat tank strapped to your frame, you will wish Clark would just make a decent tank that will hold gas.

These forums are to post useful info and thanks to dcreel, I will not buy a Tecate tank from Clarke, but I would be glad to buy another 350X tank, and will take my chances with several other common molds they use.

[dcreel]

You are right. They did offer me my money back. After I paid to ship it back, and minus a restocking fee. haha yeah.

[hang&rattle]

Understand what your sayin' Iron. And that was the point, Clarke quality is slipping, and the Tecate has no tank remanufactuerd worth using, nothing to loose when nothing has been produced worth while to use. The mold was a new one for the Tecates, it was just no good. Now even the CR 250 gas tanks aren't fitting, and the quad tanks are leaking (by holes around gas caps). This company is declining and becoming dangerous. I'm guess I'm just sick of seeing this, with any company. It does tick me off bud. It's now happened to a few to many members, and the word is out. Good thing, just like scammers, the 3-wheeled crowd is taking care of and looking after their own.

[CRAZY70MAN]

WOW there hang and rattle- did not mean to upset you! Yes, I followed dcreel issue with the Tecate tank. I believe it was found to be an old mold that had been patched. The alternative to this was no mold and no tank. I agree this is not good buisness, but they did offer him his money back, so take it or leave it.

My reply was about Crazy70man with his 350x tank. A totally different mold that I had no problem with at all. It fit good and had no blemishesh. I think it is user era or the wrong tank on Crazy's part and I was defending this with my personal dealings, not from what I read or heard or any link on the net.

I still say that when you have a Walmart boat tank strapped to your frame, you will wish Clark would just make a decent tank that will hold gas.

These forums are to post useful info and thanks to dcreel, I will not buy a Tecate tank from Clarke, but I would be glad to buy another 350X tank, and will take my chances with several other common molds they use.

No user error here. part 11392-02 advertised 85-86 Honda 350x tank. Thought it may be wrong as I deal with 20 plus 3 wheelers weekly and sometimes lose track of what fits what and what is what. A measuremet did not lie.........the tank is 5/8" plus off and would in no way be safe IMO. I would never run a tank not wedged in all the way to the tank grooves on the front rubbers.....they were not supposed to be that way or Honda would have made them like that. Just thought I would share my experience with the forum. I will try another tank next time before this company. 200.00 in my eyes should fit at least "Safely". If I had that kind of quality in my line of work "Close enough"...we are the only ones that make em' attitude"....I would be lookin' for another job. They lost me as a customer.

[Dirtcrasher]

I fit mine up today for a comparison:

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/101_0873.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/101_0875.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/101_0874.jpg

The right side covers the grommet, the left covers about half/just a hair more (pic came out fuzzy). Thats just how they fit I guess. But with 2 bolts holding them on and at least one solid grommet on there, it isn't going anywhere.

BTW, it's for sale anyone............

[ironchop]

Supporting a sh!tty company because they produce 3 wheeler parts is not just unfair for the consumer, it's stupid. Especially when they build vessels that hold a flammable liquid.

+ one on this statement.

[SonicTronics]

Thats because it's stock :D We can never expect perfection from aftermarket, but, it shouldn't be unusable/unsafe either. A new tank is 218$ from Clarke, maybe that Amazon tank was a bad run. What I don't understand is how can any "bad" run shorten up length? I can see some voids, divots, orange peel type "blems" but not distance.

The tank I have is old, I'm gonna see how well it fits up........
I second that notion and it's exactly what I was thinking whilst reading the whole thread. Molded parts can shrink yes, but they would not shrink in one direction, everything would shrink, in every direction. The whole manhandling it to get it on I would personally consider a good thing for a plastic tank. It will set into it's position as time goes on. If it goes on TOO easy people would complain about that. I have an older clarke tank on my 350x, but I would be willing to bet just about anything they have not made an entirely new mold that was shorter for some reason. If they won't spend SOME money to properly repair the tecate mold, there's no way they are going to drop a TON of money on making a new 350x mold when the old one fits great.

[CRAZY70MAN]

I fit mine up today for a comparison:

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/101_0873.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/101_0875.jpg

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/101_0874.jpg

The right side covers the grommet, the left covers about half/just a hair more (pic came out fuzzy). Thats just how they fit I guess. But with 2 bolts holding them on and at least one solid grommet on there, it isn't going anywhere.

BTW, it's for sale anyone............

that fit is way better than mine. Oh well..........I 'll never have to worry about one again anyway....won't buy one. Thanks for all the help and opinions guys.

[Mosh]

My buddy just bought a black one last summer for his 350X. It went on with no issues at all.
He got his from James Lucky.

[pipeline triker]

if you are trully not happy with the fit. Fix your metal tank, I just redid an sx tank that was real bad. I use red kote for a liner, if you have larger holes they will need to be sodered or welded up first. i have used red kote in some snowmobile tanks and it works great.

[aldochina]

i think it has something to do with buying it off amazon. probably a defective run or something. maybe not.

[bcredneck]

it sounds like there using a different plastic that shinks i will never buy a clark tank atfer all the problems there having the tecate tank looked dangerous id rather use a walmart boat tank than leak gas on a running motor and watch my trike burn to the ground