Legal options on gas tank recall

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

well heres the basic procedure:
- empty tank (driving???)
- remove rear seat bottom
- remove fuel sender cover plate (3 phillips)
- remove (and label) fuel supply and return.
- jack up rear, secure with jackstands
- remove rear wheels
- remove rear axle beam bolts (2 on each side - 17 mm)
- drop axle onto jack stand (it will pivot on shock bolts - be sure to stip 
it short of putting undue stress on the brake lines)
- disconnect rear brake lines at the axle beam (umm, 8/9/10mm open-end or 
line wrench)
- disconnect and unroute e-brake cables (can be done by hand)
- remove lower shock bolts (17/19mm)
- drop and remove rear axle beam
- remove fuel tank filler line from tank (hose clamp)
- remove exhaust hangers and allow exhaust to drop at the rear (clearance 
for tank)
- remove tank bolts (6 or 8)
- drop tank (some later tanks have an extra emmisions vacuum fitting that 
you cant get to until the tank is on the ground)
- transfer the pieces-parts like the transfer pump / fuel level sender 
assembly to the new tank as well as the fuel reservoir (if installed - it 
clamps to the side of the tank, sometimes its easier to just unclamp it in 
place and let the lines holt it to the car)
- reverse procedure from this point forward to get everything back in place

note: BE SURE the supply/return lines ride in the opening that is made for 
them in the body. if they are not free and get pinched between the tank and 
body while bolting the new one in place, weird things will happen to your 
fuel system.

hth
Al

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
87 Rieger Scirocco GTO 2.0 16v (daily driver, 200k, rocco #6)
86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (30% complete, rocco #7)
86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (rocco #8)
90 Passat GL 16V (the wifes new daily, 200k)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chad Eatock" <ceatock@sympatico.ca>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: Legal options on gas tank recall


>I have been through the whole tank deal with VW America and the
> stealerships....what a joke.....also my car has already had the recall 
> done
> in 1991....the tank is leaking again...I can't get the rear camber set on 
> my
> car wheels because of the leak and potential fire when the heat is added 
> to
> the adjusting bolts....I have sourced a new replacement tank for 
> reasonable
> cash...the work on putting it in is what is scaring me...and you say that
> the job can be done at home?  would I need to get a new sending unit for
> this replacement tank if I were to buy it?
> Chadster '87 16v
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
> To: "Marko" <marquez337@yahoo.com>; "scirocco list"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 10:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Legal options on gas tank recall
>
>
>> > The rear
>> > axle has to be dropped to replace the gas tank, I
>> > thought.
>>
>> sure it does, but its a total of 6 bolts and 2 brake fittings. i would
> just
>> try to get the tank from them and do the work yourself.
>> Al
>>
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