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Old 12-26-2015, 04:01 PM   #1
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DIY tool for fuel tank lid

There has been more discussion as of late about fuel pump and regulator access so here are a few photos of the DIY tank lid tool I made. 1" steel pipe. We cut a 3" section off of the length of pipe I bought and then sliced it down the middle to make two half moon sections. I then welded them as you can see so that they will grip the teeth built into the lid. The length of the bar is 30" to give plenty of ability for torque to remove/reinstall. I have used it probably well over a dozen times with no issues. Hope this helps people. This is a much cheaper alternative to the Toyota tool that costs hundreds of dollars.









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Old 01-10-2016, 02:40 PM   #2
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The new year has been mad busy but I have started working on the building of the tool now. Once it's finished I will upload some pictures too of how it works :)

My backseat passengers haven't been too thrilled with sitting on the soft, luscious chassis floor so I am determined to have this whole process done by the end of the month.
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Big thanks to fnkngrv for the help in creating the lid removal tool. I made mine today and it works perfectly. Just some pictures of it on the fuel pump access lid **

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Awesome to hear that it worked out for you. Much better than spending hundreds of dollars for specialty tools.

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