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Gas cap tether too short?

How do you feel about your gas cap tether?


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Got my 2019 in March 2019. My tether was 3" long. I have a Rubicon with the fuel filler door. From having to be stretched out of the way of the pump handle the tether finally detatched from the cap a few weeks ago. Dealer replaced cap and tether (one unit) under warranty. The new gas cap tether is also 3" long. D'oh! Here we go again.
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Does anyone know why the JL's gas cap tether is so short? I find it's a pain everytime I fill up. I only have a guess in mind....

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First thing I did was rip the cap off its leash, I don't want it banging around on the side of the Jeep. I actually do this with all my vehicles.
 

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I think I may have had one of the shortest gas cap tethers ever to be installed on a JL. Mine measured just over 4 3/4" in length and was always getting in the way when I put gas. It's so short that I can't even hang it over the fuel door to keep it out of the way.

Tonight I finally fixed that once and for all.

I popped the tether out of it's original location (upper left side of fuel filler neck), drilled a new 7/32" hole on the lower left side of the fuel filler neck, and popped the tether back into the new hole I just drilled.

Done!

My gas cap no longer gets in the way and it cost nothing to fix.

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I think I may have had one of the shortest gas cap tethers ever to be installed on a JL. Mine measured just over 4 3/4" in length and was always getting in the way when I put gas. It's so short that I can't even hang it over the fuel door to keep it out of the way.

Tonight I finally fixed that once and for all.

I popped the tether out of it's original location (upper left side of fuel filler neck), drilled a new 7/32" hole on the lower left side of the fuel filler neck, and popped the tether back into the new hole I just drilled.

Done!

My gas cap no longer gets in the way and it cost nothing to fix.

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The 'what did you to your jeep' thread led me here. I didn't know this was an issue for some people. I would do exactly what you did, but drill the hole on the left side by the hinge so you can hang it over the door. This is how many come from the factory.
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The 'what did you to your jeep' thread led me here. I didn't know this was an issue for some people. I would do exactly what you did, but drill the hole on the left side by the hinge so you can hang over the door. This is how many come from the factory.
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@zrickety

Ok, look at the pic ... Imagine say 5 or 5 inches on mud or snow, ice, slush/sand mix, horse chitt and or other yuk on top of the flare...... and now you drape the tether over the fuel door and the business end of the fuel cap is lying in that mud, sand, yuk.... This is why hanging the cap on a hook on the clean inside of the fuel door is wanted by some...


I installed a hook 3 yrs. ago and it has worked out great...
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/cheap-jeep-hacks-show-em-off-here.18785/post-456780
 

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The 'what did you to your jeep' thread led me here. I didn't know this was an issue for some people. I would do exactly what you did, but drill the hole on the left side by the hinge so you can hang it over the door. This is how many come from the factory.
Jeep Wrangler JL Gas cap tether too short? IMG_20210712_100857172
Funny this short tether thread should come up again.

While I was doing some spring cleaning in my garage I came across an old gas cap in a plain white box. Not sure what vehicle it was from or what was wrong with it, but it had a much longer tether on it (about 7 1/2") that attached exactly the same way as the stock JL tether does. I pulled the tether off that gas cap and transferred it over to my JL fuel cap instead.

My short tether problem is now double solved :)
 

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@zrickety

Ok, look at the pic ... Imagine say 5 or 5 inches on mud or snow, ice, slush/sand mix, horse chitt and or other yuk on top of the flare...... and now you drape the tether over the fuel door and the business end of the fuel cap is lying in that mud, sand, yuk.... This is why hanging the cap on a hook on the clean inside of the fuel door is wanted by some...


I installed a hook 3 yrs. ago and it has worked out great...
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/cheap-jeep-hacks-show-em-off-here.18785/post-456780
To each their own. If Jeep was smart, they would switch to a capless filler like many did 5 years ago. I would cut off the tether and put it upside down on the roof, that's what I do with my car.
Edit- just found this gem. The ultimate fix. Stant should make one for us.
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Haga...PPa5tY1F8iUN4NUJew7KgmVd2jdnsdPIaAmeOEALw_wcB
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