When I dropped my tank, to replace the seals and hoses at the top, I used a 4X4 on top of a 3 ton floor jack to get enough height to lower the rails enough to remove them without a problem. Mike
Jim Morgan wrote: > Happy Monday All. > I am replacing my leaking tank for the usual reasons > > After searching the archive about gas tank replacement I have 2 remaining > questions. > > 1) how does the rails that support the tank come out after you remove the > bolt at the front of the rail? Does it slide out forward or drops a bit then > slide out. etc? > > 2) this is answered by #1 how high does the van need to be off of the > ground to remove said rails. > > Jim Morgan 86GL "breadbox" > |
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