John, The tank can be fairly easy if you do not insert the two breather pieces into the tank until it's mounted. I tried a flat bar but I found with a little wiggling I could get my hand in there and just push the fitting in. Also, I think it was Matt Pollard from Idaho that told me that a little dish soap makes thing slide a lot easier, which they did. Jere -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jfp w/2 WBXs Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:24 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R Hi List, You may disagree but I believe I've encountered the most frustrating Vanagon procedure - Yes -removing and reinstalling a 2WD fuel tank!!!!!! I removed the tank to replace a broken primary park brake cable and to install fresh evaporative seals & hoses and after many hours, I'm still trying to finish the job!!! I rate the complexity of the tank reinstall equal to one-arm wall paper hangin' or putting tooth paste back in the tube!!! The VW repair manual was (as usual) quite brief about exactly how the tank "interlocks" with the frame supports and when & how to connect the evap lines & tank belly straps. If I've missed something here and the procedure is really "so simple a child could do it", please respond with advice as to how this seemingly simple procedure consumed a weekend of my mechcanical effort and is still slightly unfinished. Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Create a Job Alert on MSN Careers and enter for a chance to win $1000! http://msn.careerbuilder.com/promo/kaday.htm?siteid=CBMSN_1K&sc_extcmp=JS_JA Sweep_MSNHotm2 |
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