Unscrewing fuel tank ring?

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Author Message   Brendan Kearns (Howboucha) Member Username: Howboucha Post Number: 132 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 02:51 pm:    I cannot seem to unscrew it. Any suggestions or tips on how to get the fuel tank ring off so I can pull my fuel pump? Brendan 97 XD   Joey (Joey4420) Senior Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 409 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 03:04 pm:    Very large channel locks.   Rich Peterson (Rpet) New Member Username: Rpet Post Number: 20 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 03:06 pm:    They ring uses the same tool to open up water filter rings ... you can find it at home depot or lowes.... i personally used a screw driver and a hammer and banged it open... however thats the correct tool.. or you can buy the tool from rover at a nice costely price.   Brendan Kearns (Howboucha) Member Username: Howboucha Post Number: 133 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 04:03 pm:    Thanks Joey and Rich. I used the screwdriver-hammer technique. My problem still exists. Moving to my original thread for more input (97 XD Code Reader and Goofiness) B.K.   Frode Hübertz Haaland (Discofrode) Member Username: Discofrode Post Number: 134 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 02:15 am:    Try have someone PUSH DOWN the pick-up while you try hammering the ring. There's spring pressure on it, so the lot is pushing against the ring. Chk Ottos site on this: http://home.halden.net/discovery