Suburban fuel tank/pump removal

Hello All,

I am *trying* to replace a faulty fuel pump on my '98 Suburban. The fuel filler has been disconnected from the body, although I couldn't get the hose disconnected (yet). With two floor jacks and some 2x6's under tank, I loosened the two straps that I thought held the tank up. However, when I lowered the jacks, only the plastic shield came down; the tank stayed in place. Is there something else holding the tank in place other than the two straps? The tank did not budge at all.

TIA,
David

No, there is nothing holding the tank, other than those 2 straps....

The tank is probably just stuck.. dirt, greese, etc. I just replaced a fuel pump on my 99 sub.

what you need to do is gently pry the tank from the body... dont let the tank just drop, because you will possibly snap the electrical and fuel lines...


also once you get the tank down, you will need special tool to disconect the lines from the pump assembly...

good luck

Thanks for the info. What type of special tool will I need?

its a quick disconnect line tool... usually used for air condtitioning lines...

they make them in two different styles... metal and plastic. the metal ones that look like scisorrs... however those dont work so well from my experience... there not flexible

The plastic ones work good..they are round shaped. i had to cut mine in half, because the lines are so close to the pump, it doesnt give you any room for play.. thats why the plastic is flexible and with the tool cut into halves, it allowed me to insert one half of the tool at a time and then pull back on the lines once both halves of the tool was inserted and pushed foward completelly. flexible tools works best

Got it done Friday. Thanks for the heads up on the quick disconnect lines.