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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
How to get to gas tank top (fuel pump & evap connectors) in a 2018 Wrangler JKU without dropping the tank
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<blockquote data-quote="MacGuyver" data-source="post: 456309" data-attributes="member: 18877"><p>I didn't disconnect anything because I used the ratchet strap method.</p><p></p><p>So first step was to get the bolts loose. I only broke one.. and then broke my buddies Matco extractor trying to get the bolt out.'</p><p>2. Once I was able to get some straps between the tank and the skid plate. I did that in order hold up the tank. It was an annoying job, but not that bad.</p><p>3. I used a floor jack on some scrap lumber for height to hold up the skid and fully remove the bolts.</p><p>4. I lowered the skid plate carefully making sure the awkward positioning of the straps worked.</p><p> </p><p>I had picked up an actual skid plate of 1/4 steel hoping that I could just use that as the price was considerably less. You can't. As far as I can tell there are no alternatives to the actual OEM or remanufactured version. It fully encloses the tank and has built in tank straps and is perfectly contoured to the shape of the tank. This keeps the tank from moving around. So I had to order an actual one and wait with my jeep in my drive and the tank held up by ratchet straps. </p><p></p><p>5. So since I had the additional actual skid plate I combined them by drilling and painting the connection points and setting the two on my floor jack in a reverse maneuver of the removal. This just weighing vastly more. (the additional armor plate being around 90 lbs by itself.</p><p></p><p>6. I aligned the bolt holes and started the bolts, minus the one that forever-more contains half the original bolt and half of my buddies extractor. After they were all in, I went around an snugged them down, then removed the jack.</p><p></p><p>7. Done.</p><p></p><p>One important note is that I have a 2.5" lift with 33" tires. I was just able to fit the new OEM type skid plate under the tank, lift it a bit, and then get my jack under that. Any lower and I would have had to raise up the jeep in some way. I would measure the height of the new skid and then check how high the old skid sits from the ground and add about 2" as you will not get the tank to stay perfectly in place with ratchet straps and it will sag a bit. You may need to park the jeep ontop of some boards. I would try and keep it as level as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacGuyver, post: 456309, member: 18877"] I didn't disconnect anything because I used the ratchet strap method. So first step was to get the bolts loose. I only broke one.. and then broke my buddies Matco extractor trying to get the bolt out.' 2. Once I was able to get some straps between the tank and the skid plate. I did that in order hold up the tank. It was an annoying job, but not that bad. 3. I used a floor jack on some scrap lumber for height to hold up the skid and fully remove the bolts. 4. I lowered the skid plate carefully making sure the awkward positioning of the straps worked. I had picked up an actual skid plate of 1/4 steel hoping that I could just use that as the price was considerably less. You can't. As far as I can tell there are no alternatives to the actual OEM or remanufactured version. It fully encloses the tank and has built in tank straps and is perfectly contoured to the shape of the tank. This keeps the tank from moving around. So I had to order an actual one and wait with my jeep in my drive and the tank held up by ratchet straps. 5. So since I had the additional actual skid plate I combined them by drilling and painting the connection points and setting the two on my floor jack in a reverse maneuver of the removal. This just weighing vastly more. (the additional armor plate being around 90 lbs by itself. 6. I aligned the bolt holes and started the bolts, minus the one that forever-more contains half the original bolt and half of my buddies extractor. After they were all in, I went around an snugged them down, then removed the jack. 7. Done. One important note is that I have a 2.5" lift with 33" tires. I was just able to fit the new OEM type skid plate under the tank, lift it a bit, and then get my jack under that. Any lower and I would have had to raise up the jeep in some way. I would measure the height of the new skid and then check how high the old skid sits from the ground and add about 2" as you will not get the tank to stay perfectly in place with ratchet straps and it will sag a bit. You may need to park the jeep ontop of some boards. I would try and keep it as level as possible. [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
How to get to gas tank top (fuel pump & evap connectors) in a 2018 Wrangler JKU without dropping the tank
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