Removal & Installation
- Drain fuel from fuel tank. Loosen fill pipe clamp. Remove bolts securing shield and bracket assembly to frame and remove assembly from vehicle. See Fig 1. Remove heat shield from vehicle. Support fuel tank. Remove bolts and nuts from rear strap and remove rear strap.
- Remove bolt and nut from front strap and remove front strap. Lower tank. Remove feed hose at sender push connector. Remove return hose at sender unit push connector. Disconnect sender and fuel pump electrical connector. Remove fuel vapor hose from vapor valve. Lower tank from vehicle. To install, reverse removal procedure. Torque fuel tank strap bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
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