Officerdibble

Member

• Jan 17, 2025

• #1

Ok so I’m replacing fuel tank on a 90 300tdi on a 95 plate disconnected the fuel lines , sender wiring, unbolted rear mounting fixing & removed front tank support bracket , then slightly twisting tank anti-clockwise as removal instructions explain but struggling to get the f@#%er out any tips ideas . Cheers in advance

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Jan 17, 2025

• #2

When I did mine a couple of years ago I followed the advice of a fellow Landyzone member and removed the floor plate and the bulkhead to tub rail.

 

miktdish

Guns n Chainsaws

Full Member

• Jan 18, 2025

• #3

Yeah, take the rail off.

 

Phill

Active Member

• Jan 18, 2025

• #4

Is indeed a ballache unless you take the rail off. Can be done though if you're persistant enough.

 

Officerdibble

Member

• Jan 18, 2025

• #5

Finally got the tank out had to take bulkhead to tub rail off well partly off , couldn’t get the two nuts off at the bulk head end ,are they supposed to be on captive nuts ? As they are just turning

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Jan 18, 2025

• #6

On mine I had to feed a spanner up the bulkhead foot to hold the nut, fun putting them back, new ones. They may have been captive at one time.

 

dag019

Well-Known Member

• Jan 19, 2025

• #7

Officerdibble said:

Finally got the tank out had to take bulkhead to tub rail off well partly off , couldn’t get the two nuts off at the bulk head end ,are they supposed to be on captive nuts ? As they are just turning

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They should be a captive Bolt plate with nuts rearward. I replaced mine with 20mm stainless bolt which was a fiddle to install but less of a fiddle than getting the rusty captive plate that just spins out in the first place!

 

Officerdibble

Member

• Jan 19, 2025

• #8

dag019 said:

They should be a captive Bolt plate with nuts rearward. I replaced mine with 20mm stainless bolt which was a fiddle to install but less of a fiddle than getting the rusty captive plate that just spins out in the first place!

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Rail off now, managed to get mole grips on one & drill through nut of other one