Removing Tank

[NickF]

Hi

I have to remove the tank I battled to remove the 3 screws holding the flange to the floor ( is there an easy way to do this as there is hardly any room)

Now the filler neck has to come off ( its very hard) seems that heat gun is way to go. Is the filler distorted (how to return to original shape)  and do you go through the same process to replace

So what's the process?

Start at the top and heat and push  through or start at the bottom drop the tank heat hose remove from tank then hear and push hose through.

Also the little rubber caps that fit over the connections for  fuel sender are hard, use heat on them or just cut wires.

Any help as always greatly appreciated 

[NickF]

all done slowly dropped tank and levered the hose off little by little cut the wires and fuel lines.

[C.A.R.]

WHY did you cut the wires!?!?!

[C.A.R.]

20 hours ago, NickF said:

Hi

I have to remove the tank I battled to remove the 3 screws holding the flange to the floor ( is there an easy way to do this as there is hardly any room)
Drop the tank first, the use a long JIS Phillips head screwdriver to undo them. Wire brush the heads well first to get good driver engagement. Use penitrating fluid on the threads.

Now the filler neck has to come off ( its very hard) seems that heat gun is way to go. Is the filler distorted (how to return to original shape)  and do you go through the same process to replace
It's made of hard plastic with rubber ends - it's a very cleaver piece of molding. Yes, use a head gun to soften the flange and carefully pull it through from the bottom.

So what's the process?

Start at the top and heat and push  through or start at the bottom drop the tank heat hose remove from tank then hear and push hose through.

Also the little rubber caps that fit over the connections for  fuel sender are hard, use heat on them or just cut wires.
Head them up with a hot air gun or hairdryer. Then pull the connector off the terminal. You can buy new boots if required.

Any help as always greatly appreciated 

 

[240ZBUILTBYME]

20 hours ago, NickF said:

Hi

I have to remove the tank I battled to remove the 3 screws holding the flange to the floor ( is there an easy way to do this as there is hardly any room)

Now the filler neck has to come off ( its very hard) seems that heat gun is way to go. Is the filler distorted (how to return to original shape)  and do you go through the same process to replace

So what's the process?

Start at the top and heat and push  through or start at the bottom drop the tank heat hose remove from tank then hear and push hose through.

Also the little rubber caps that fit over the connections for  fuel sender are hard, use heat on them or just cut wires.

Any help as always greatly appreciated 

Had the same problem with those screws, didn’t help I didn’t have JIS screwdrivers. They were a bugger, can’t remember if I ruined them, most likely I did...

I ended up cutting my filler hose in half, it was hard as a rock, as I am going to replace it, you can source them from the US for about $160 USD last thing you want is to put it back in and it starts cracking/leaking and you have to replace it anyway... 

Edited April 11, 2021 by 240ZBUILTBYME

[C.A.R.]

They aren't rubber - they are suppose to be hard plastic with molded in rubber ends

[240ZBUILTBYME]

24 minutes ago, C.A.F. said:

They aren't rubber - they are suppose to be hard plastic with molded in rubber ends

My entire filler hose was one piece, and the whole thing was hard as..... I did research how to get it out as I couldn’t work out how they got it in. Most of the forum posts I found said the rubber was supposed to be flexible (particularly the flange where those three bolts are and at the filler cap) and that they petrified with age.

maybe it was bad advice? Either way I’m up for a new filler hose...

[NickF]

Lochy I followed  Wick Humples advice and realised it was wrong after tank down, as Ryan said the hose was very hard I decided to leave it in place and work round it 

Cut the wires because I could not get the little rubber caps off(they were hard as well)

Thanks for the response.

Nick