URGENT: how to place gas tank
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URGENT: how to place gas tank
Am in the dreaded process of putting my new gas tank in, and Im up to my limits with this job. I have absolutely no idea how these are expected to go in, the lack of room is astonishing!!! I dropped my axle completely, shocks, exhaust, springs ALL REMOVED!!! there seems to be no way of getting the filler neck in and simultaneously placing the tank up against the frame. There is seemingly no end to this nightmare of a job. If anyone has any tips that would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: URGENT: how to place gas tank
Am in the dreaded process of putting my new gas tank in, and Im up to my limits with this job. I have absolutely no idea how these are expected to go in, the lack of room is astonishing!!! I dropped my axle completely, shocks, exhaust, springs ALL REMOVED!!! there seems to be no way of getting the filler neck in and simultaneously placing the tank up against the frame. There is seemingly no end to this nightmare of a job. If anyone has any tips that would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: URGENT: how to place gas tank
Have somebody look through the filler door and guide the neck into place. Probably just missing the hole over and over and over again.
Some 60-year-old woman installed these by herself all day in the factory.
Some 60-year-old woman installed these by herself all day in the factory.
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Re: URGENT: how to place gas tank
It was easier in the past.
And it's worse in the future.
Hopefully the 3rd gen is somewhere in between.
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Update: cut open where the filler neck went and slammed it in, was the only option besides removing the entire differential which I don't have a proper jack to do. Anyway, looks like I got it done... Lol
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Won't see anybody else doing anything this stupid with their TTA's🥲
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