bluedog333

Well-Known Member

• Apr 30, 2024

• #1

I’ve dropped the fuel tank to do some chassis repairs and I’ll be needing to replace the two captive bolts that hold the rear of the tank/cradle up. Is this possible without major cut-and-shut surgery? Trying to plan ahead for tomorrow, couldn’t work it out today!
Cheers

 

dag019

Well-Known Member

• Apr 30, 2024

• #2

bluedog333 said:

I’ve dropped the fuel tank to do some chassis repairs and I’ll be needing to replace the two captive bolts that hold the rear of the tank/cradle up. Is this possible without major cut-and-shut surgery? Trying to plan ahead for tomorrow, couldn’t work it out today!
Cheers

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If you are referring to the ones on the rear crossmember I replaced them with standard bolts on mine and some large washers. Although a bit of a fiddle there is enough space to get a ring spanner onto them in the crossmember even for large ham fisted individuals like me! I think as standard they are not in the chassis but are a bolt welded to a square plate so should be easy enough to remove. Although I am referring to a tdi, the modern electrical models may be different with their fancy rust proof plastic tanks.

 

bluedog333

Well-Known Member

• Apr 30, 2024

• #3

Cheers mate. Is it possible to extract the old bolt from above? I’ve got some of the “special” bolts on order as part of the fuel tank fixings kit. I couldn’t see how to do it! Mind you, I had had enough of it by then. Bloody rusty piece of **** !

 

Rougharse Racing

Well-Known Member

• Apr 30, 2024

• #4

I replaced my tank a while ago and got a full set of fittings, I don't remember having too many problems removing the old bits.
I do remember thinking that I might have struggled if I had used plain nuts and bolts rather than the proper captive parts.

 

miktdish

Guns n Chainsaws

Full Member

• May 1, 2024

• #5

They are bolts welded to a plate, just undo the nuts and they will come out ...

Thought I had a pic, but I just Tig'ed (well my mate did) two M8x25 bolts to a small square of stainless 1.5mm plate (so it wouldn't turn).