taking off bed to get to fuel pump

does anyone know whats the best way to get to the fuel pump. on a 99 silverado :confused:

I did it on a Dodge one time and dropped the tank. I'd say removing the bed was much easier.

At a show in carlise a buddys pump went down the tubes, They removed the bed and in a matter of only an hour or so they had everything put back and he was on the road again. I would have to say its the easiest way but i dont know for sure. Good luck

At a show in carlise a buddys pump went down the tubes, They removed the bed and in a matter of only an hour or so they had everything put back and he was on the road again. I would have to say its the easiest way but i dont know for sure. Good luck

i have also did one on a doge and had to take the bed off. But i also have a 99 silverado and you can just undo the tank straps and reach your hand in ther and yank that baby out. My 99 silverado was making the ringing nose for about 2 years. So one weekend i just did it. I sugest you get the sending unit with the pump. Because i see people all the time on these trucks when they start it up there gas gauge jumps a few time. That is you sending unit. You can get the pump and sending unit all in one for about $212

its getting close for me to change the pump/sending unit cause I havent been able to tell where the hell my fuel level has been at for months but I havent been able to but it yet because of money issues. ANYWAY....not too sure how I want to do this....I think I am going to take the bed off. Its only like 4 bolts. Do the beds need to be realigned when I put it back on??? Cause I have heard of that before because on some trucks, it is slotted where the bolts go so you can bolt the bed down in different spots.

When I changed the pump in my 89 chevy pickup, I took the bed off. It was pretty easy, only 8-10 bolts, the tank fill hose, and brake light harness had to be removed. Then my father and I lifted it off by hand. I would say it is the simplest way to go. The whole operation took about an hour.

thank you all for your info, im not sure witch way im going to do this yet but thanks agian !

thank you all for your info, im not sure witch way im going to do this yet but thanks agian !
ya i would just take off the bed, it is not that hard and you have a lot more room. And alot more simple.

Actually on my 92 I had the tank dropped and the fuel pump replaced in just under an hour. We have a motorcycle lift so we used that for the tank, just undid the two straps, then disconnected a lot of the things and it wasn't that hard.

does anyone know whats the best way to get to the fuel pump. on a 99 silverado :confused:

If you're doing it by yourself, you're going to want to drop the tank. If you've got 3 or 4 other buddies to help you lift the bed off, do it that way. It's real easy to get the module out with the bed off. If you've got a sprayed in bedliner, you might not be able to. If you have a drop in liner, you may need to remove it first. It depends which way the bolts holding the bed go in. (From the bottom or the top)

i HAVE A 99 SB
I dropped the tank

IT came out easy as hell
maybe 10 minutes to get it out
IT took lokger to get back in but thatys cause i had 7 gallons of gas in mine

IF i did it again I would drop the tank and empty the gas into something like maybe another car
then put the empty tank back in place

Ive never removed a bed to do it. but if you drain the tank when its out i dont see how it could be any easier.

i HAVE A 99 SB
I dropped the tank

IT came out easy as hell
maybe 10 minutes to get it out
IT took lokger to get back in but thatys cause i had 7 gallons of gas in mine

IF i did it again I would drop the tank and empty the gas into something like maybe another car
then put the empty tank back in place

Ive never removed a bed to do it. but if you drain the tank when its out i dont see how it could be any easier.


I drain the tank too when it's out, but I also have the advantage of having a lift at work to do it on. :2cents:

Hello: I finally changed my fuel pump, my tank was 3/4 of the way full, didn`t feel like siphoning it out so i removed my bed found the task to be very easy took about an hour and some help to get it done, I liked not having to wrestle with my tank on my back, the bed came off real easy there were a total of 8 bolts i had to remove and diconnect to wires to my tail lights had no problem lining my bed back up injoyed the projcet, thanks to all for your info! later.

thanks for the info. Im gonna do it that way too now.