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Remove the Old Fuel Tank

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Ready For More Power! Boosted 5.3L Yukon XL DW400 Fuel Pump Install (Uncle Rob Ready To Turn Up!)

What happens here

The first task is to remove the old fuel tank. Begin by using an impact driver with the appropriate socket to loosen the bolts securing the fuel tank straps. If a bolt encounters significant rust and spins freely without loosening, it indicates a broken or stripped nut-sert. In such a case, use a sawzall to cut the problematic strap, ensuring the tank is supported by a transmission jack or similar device to prevent it from falling once all restraints are removed. Exercise caution when cutting metal near a fuel tank. A transmission jack will support the tank, allowing for controlled lowering and access to connections on top of the tank. Note that the front edge of the tank might sit slightly over a cross-member, requiring the tank to be lowered and slid backwards slightly before it can be fully removed.

Goal: Safely detach and remove the existing fuel tank from the vehicle.

Tools and materials

  • Impact Driver Milwaukee M18 — Loosening bolts on fuel tank straps
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from debris and sparks
  • Sawzall — Cutting rusted fuel tank straps if bolts cannot be removed
  • Socket Set — To match the size of the fuel tank strap bolts
  • Transmission Jack — Supporting and safely lowering the fuel tank

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what the heck there must be a nutsert on the top that's spinning or something that is not good that is not good oh man oh boy okay let's try this one see what happens well the problem here is the like welded nutsert on the back of here is busted loose which i guess happens sometimes when these things are rusty like this so what i'm gonna have to do is just cut this strap somewhere and either get a new one or weld this one back together not what i wanted to be doing but hey you know we don't make the rules they do especially when they're rusty so let's find the sawzall and chop it now the jack gets to about a half inch of the bottom of this thing i already took the other strap out so when i cut this it's just going to fall down about a half an inch which is fine because it's really not gonna go anywhere it can't go anywhere but we're just gonna send her home anyway no i'm gonna go over here this is better there's so much crap on the ground i'm glad i didn't bother to sweep because there's so much stuff on the ground it would have been totally useless to do that anyway all right now we got this out mmm crunchy once the tank is out i can get the backside of this through you know there but we'll get there now let's let's drop this thing down a bit and i'll show you guys what you gotta disconnect on top oh great it's not gonna come down easy well never mind when you take this down the front edge kind of is a little bit over this cross member so it has to come down this way and then come down you know back comes down after you disconnect the uh the fill tube there which is just a couple hose clamps basically just like an old radiator so you lower it you gotta move it back and come the rest of the way down and then we can unhook the crap on top this will dangle a pretty pretty good way on the plastic lines that go into the uh within the top but it really helped have a second person right now but i'm the only one here so this is gonna have to work

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