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91 YJ Fuel Tank Removal Help

I have spent a number of hours trying to lower the fuel tank on my 91 YJ v6 4.0. The shop manual and some other postings on line don't seem to have an answer to the problem. I have placed a jack under the skid/tank assembly, removed the 3 front side 1/2 bolts and the 4 rear side (not the strap bolts), and disconnected the hoses and power connection. The The skid assembly shifts a bit now, but the whole thing just wont budge. The tank will not lower even an inch. Just a little lateral play. The skid has a side flange that is somewhat blocked by the tail pipe on the right hand side, but by loosening the strap bolts just a bit I am able to shift it left a bit to clear this. There is no other visible obstruction preventing it from dropping. I removed the jack and even yanked on it, but nothing. This jeep is fairly stock, I just recently picked it up and need to replace the fuel pump. Any ideas? I am getting pretty frustrated. :-) Thanks for the help.

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Chris
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L.W.(ßill) Hughes III

Bill, Thanks for the reply and the exploded view file. The tank is still stuck, but that has helped me visualize the area better. Mine is a little different than this diagram. Item number 12 does not exist. Instead, the skid assembly rises up and outward to the right in this area with no other bolts. I have determined that this is not the point of contention however, because by removing the strap bolt nuts I can lower the entire back end of the skid assembly. The straps even move around a bit. The entire bottom of the skid does not completely drop only because of the front side of the straps that t-bar through the corresponding skid plate holes. It really feels like the plastic tank itself is somehow bolted to the jeep. Looking at that pdf file, I do not see anything that should be obstructing from above, and it is clear from the underside. Like I said, the skid pan should fall right down if the 2 little t-bar parts of the straps on the front part were not holding it on. I have not even lightly knocked on the plastic tank with a rubber mallet trying to knock something loose. Stumped.

On 2004-10-27 19:33:24 -0700, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III said:

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Chris

The tank in my 94YJ took some motivating to get out. The rocks pushed the skid pan and tank up some. Ended up prying on it from both sides to get it to drop down some. Just have to remember the hoses on top of the tank.

Good luck!

chris

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gosling1

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