Remove fuel pump
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Remove fuel pump
1999 c5. How does the fuel pump get removed from the canister? Trying to install a new pump but can't seen to get the old one out. Thx
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I think he's talking about separating the bucket to get the actual pump out... you will need a few pocket screwdrivers or something similar and 2 pick tools, you have to free the tabs around the perimeter of the bucket to release the lid first... start with one tab and wedge a screwdriver between the bucket and lid to keep the tab free and then move on to the next one and repeat the process until they are all free and the lid should pop out... you will then see the top of the pump with a plastic trim piece around it, now take the 2 pick tools and insert them into the holes in the trim piece and pull up to free it and the pump should now come out
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I think he's talking about separating the bucket to get the actual pump out... you will need a few pocket screwdrivers or something similar and 2 pick tools, you have to free the tabs around the perimeter of the bucket to release the lid first... start with one tab and wedge a screwdriver between the bucket and lid to keep the tab free and then move on to the next one and repeat the process until they are all free and the lid should pop out... you will then see the top of the pump with a plastic trim piece around it, now take the 2 pick tools and insert them into the holes in the trim piece and pull up to free it and the pump should now come out
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put a hook tool in that big slot and another in one of the small holes if you have one that will fit and pull up, if you were pushing down that's why it won't come off
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face the hook more towards the center of that piece, you don't have to pull it from the edge it just needs some upward pressure to release it
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Update, there must be something wrong with my canister. I ground down the lip and pulled the handle off the orange pick im using so back to harbor freight to get a new and continue to try but i think it's a losing battle.
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