Do I Really Need the Tools?

[Todd Young]

STAY AWAY FROM GAS TANKS WITH SCREWDRIVERS!
Buy yourself a bronze drift tool (like a punch, but made out of bronze). Steel
on steel will cause sparks, and I'm sure we all know that sparks and gas fumes
don't play well together. Bronze against steel will not spark, thereby safely
loosening the lock ring.

Pat Dooley wrote:

> I R/R the pump on my 86 5kt with nothing more than a flat head screwdriver
> and hammer.
> I just whacked the lock ring till it spun off.  It put a small indention in
> the metal, but didn't hurt anything.
> Am I missing anything?  What special tool do you need?
>
> >>
> > It appears that I'll be replacing the fuel pump on my son's 88 5ksq on
> > Saturday.  After going through the Bentleys for the process then
> > checking the
> > prices (Blau)for the tools to remove/install the fuel sender unit
> > and the fuel
> > pump...I gotta' ask...is there any other practical way to replace the fuel
> > pump without buying tools that I'll only be using (hopefully)
> > very rarely? (I
> > know,...I know, "the right tools for the right job"). TIA

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Todd Young
7079 Dawn Ave.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
651-450-7725