so I went at it blind last night and WOW. My filter was PACKED with leaves. The basket was damn near full and the filter screen was caked with them. I don't even know how I was able to move. I wanted to do a write up for people but I was determined to get it done and not mess around with a camera so if you have any questions about removing the tank or the filter element I can help out.
First of all, it's not as hard as people make it out to be. Just make sure you are below a 1/4 tank.
There is an access hatch below the drivers rear seat, but it's only to disconnect the top hoses. You have to pull the bottoms of the rear seats out and peel the carpet back to get to it.
1. remove the skid plate for the gas tank. (2 pass side bolts, 4 drivers side)
2. put a jack in the middle of the tank for support and remove the two pins holding the straps in place. the jack should now be supporting the tank, but dont let it down yet because you have to disconnect a couple hoses.
3. loosen the hose clamp for the filler neck and pop off the rubber hose from the metal gas tube. its located right above the spare tire.
4. remove the larger two hoses on the passenger rear side of the tank. one will pull off and one is a clip.
5. remove the drivers side rear seat bottom and the rear door trim then pull the carpet back until you see the access hatch under the seat. you may have to pull the pass side seat bottom forward to work the carpet up.
6. open the hatch and remove the wiring harness from the tank. You can undo the clips on the fuel lines when you drop them so just leave it for now.
7. Disconnect the two hoses in front of the tank that are on the driver side frame just under the drivers seat. One has a green clamp, the other is an orange clamp.
8. carefully lower the tank and pull out from under the truck.
9. I used a chain clamp wrench to unscrew the fuel pump. Be careful not to crack the plastic ring.
10. Once the top was unscrewed I pulled the pump out and removed the basket at the bottom of the pump and disconnected the wiring harness that was connected to it. The screen was coated so I sprayed it with air and carb cleaner for a good 10 minutes until it was white again. clean out any funk from the basket as well and inspect the tank. I could see a partical or two so I poured all the gas in a gas can I had and dumped a 2 1/2 gallon gas can back into the empty tank.
11. Slap that bad boy back together by doing the instructions in reverse.
All in all I did it in 3 hours without any idea of how things come apart.
I know pics would help alot but if you get stuck, hopefully this might help someone.
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