Restoring a 30 year old GL 1500 Hannigan trike

[miickeybme]

Hello to everyone from my home in Upper East TN. I have purchased my first Trike, a 1994 GL 1500 with a Harringan conversion. It has 50K on the odometer. I have ridden 2 wheelers since 1967 but this is a NEW adventure for me. I have 2 questions I need help with.

1. There is almost no clearance between the right rea tire and the finder. In fact, at some time in its past the tire has worn a whole in the finder. Is there an adjustment to fix this?

2. The Aux gas tank has a whole and I need to repair it (yes I know haw dangerous it is to weld a gas tank and I also know it is aluminum). Can I get a manual from Harringan , are there any video’s on removing the aux tank?

Thanks for any help.

 

[rhino 2]

Hello to everyone from my home in Upper East TN. I have purchased my first Trike, a 1994 GL 1500 with a Harringan conversion. It has 50K on the odometer. I have ridden 2 wheelers since 1967 but this is a NEW adventure for me. I have 2 questions I need help with.

1. There is almost no clearance between the right rea tire and the finder. In fact, at some time in its past the tire has worn a whole in the finder. Is there an adjustment to fix this?

2. The Aux gas tank has a whole and I need to repair it (yes I know haw dangerous it is to weld a gas tank and I also know it is aluminum). Can I get a manual from Harringan , are there any video’s on removing the aux tank?

Thanks for any help.

Mickey, Welcome to Trike Talk .. Depending upon where the hole is a you can fill the tank with water and then weld…Or like I’ve done many times before..A good layer of J P Weld …Will work!..

 

[Jack Klarich]

Welcome to Trike Talk and your first post

Depending on your skill level, welding the tank after a good cleaning to remove rust should be in order

 

[Marc H]

:wave4:Welcome to Trike Talk Mickey!!!

 

[trike lady]

Hello & :welcome: to Trike Talk. :clapping:

 

[hardwickbv]

Welcome from Indiana!!! :Coffee:

Bob

 

[David357]

Hi Mickey,:wave4:

:welcome: to the Trike Talk Family.....:gathering:

 

[ol' school]

Welcome to Trike Talk Mickey!

 

[miickeybme]

Mickey, Welcome to Trike Talk .. Depending upon where the hole is a you can fill the tank with water and then weld…Or like I’ve done many times before..A good layer of J P Weld …Will work!..

Thank you all for your responses

Water is not a good option. The welding process can cause water porosity to form in the weld and make the weld unsound. A better option is to use an inert gas (nitrogen).

The quest Is not how to fix the whole ( know how to do that), how to get the AUX tank out of the Harringan trike so I can TIG weld it.

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Welcome to Trike Talk and your first post

Depending on your skill level, welding the tank after a good cleaning to remove rust should be in order

No rust it is alumuanum. The quest Is not how to fix the whole ( know how to do that), how to get the AUX tank out of the Harringan trike so I can TIG weld it

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:wave4:Welcome to Trike Talk Mickey!!!

Thank you all for your responses

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Hello & :welcome: to Trike Talk. :clapping:

Thank you all for your responses

 

[miickeybme]

Mickey, Welcome to Trike Talk .. Depending upon where the hole is a you can fill the tank with water and then weld…Or like I’ve done many times before..A good layer of J P Weld …Will work!..

Thank you for your response.

I haven’t thought of that but you are correct that would probably work. But still I would like to get the tank out and inspect it. It is 30 years old and the hole was put there when a previous owner hid an object in the road and knocked a whole in it. Also the AUX fuel pump relay has developed a short. That was a frustrating job to replace the 30-amp main fuse.

Can anyone tell me how to remove the body from the trike conversion so I can make the inspection and repairs needed. I have rebuilt many MGB's and small general avation airplanes, but never a TRIKE.