How to remove gas tank?

[jackhammer]

Thats about it, plus the fill hose and vent hose

[Jeremy C]

And please make sure it's as near to empty as possible. having a couple gallons of gas sloshing around when you are trying to lower the tank can make things a little difficult, and putting it back up even harder. Just some friendly advice from someone who had the luck of dropping a full tank out of a Grand Prix (Jeff will remember this one fondly).

[jackhammer]

hahaha...luckily the 3s has a drain plug

[Jeff V.]

Soak it in PB Blaster for a few hours, if not a few days. Last time I did one, I opened the panel in the trunk a couple days ahead of time and sprayed it down once per day until the weekend, when I did the work.

Use vice grips, clamped as tight as you can get them. Try to hold the hard line as steady as possible. You might also want to try turning it slightly in both directions to try to get the shit broken loose.

[Terry]

2nd the PB blaster solution. That stuff works magic. I rounded off 1 nut on a parts car I had (pretty much just fell apart the second I turned the ratchet)...sprayed the rest with PB blaster and came back a few days later, the rest came off without a problem.

Terry

[Jeff V.]

Get the vice grips with the rounded jaws. They'll get a better grip on the fitting.

[jackhammer]

I dont even try those anymore, i just disconnect it at the other end under the car, then put it in a vise after the pump assy is out

[jackhammer]

Thats usally the easy one. I have the correct size flare nut wrench for it though, that might be part of the reason

[Hans_GZP]

Flare end wrenches worked for me on your car. I used them and had to add another wrench to them to make them a little longer. Your car has "special" needs.

[Jeff V.]

I bought flare wrenches when I did it the first time on my ES, and still stripped the damn things

[oxrageous]

[quote=""Jeremy C""]Just some friendly advice from someone who had the luck of dropping a full tank out of a Grand Prix (Jeff will remember this one fondly).[/quote]
I want to hear this entire story in detail, please.

[SeanVr4]

[quote=""Hans_GZP""] Your car has "special" needs.[/quote]

hahahahahaha.....that is sig worthy

[SeanVr4]

[quote=""lawdogg""]Yes ... yes it does. I need to find me some flare end wrenches somewhere other than sears ... no way am I gonna drop $20/tool on those.[/quote]

btw i own flare wrenches...10mm-16mm i think....they work great for brake lines and oil feed lines on turbos