3214 fuel pump tool?

[Kneale Brownson]

The 3214 tool is for extracting the pump and/or its retainer basket from the fixture attached to the bottom of the tank.  The basket and pump assembly has protrusions that pop into detents in the fixture.  Sometimes a little counterclockwise twist of the basket will release it from the fixture.  Sometimes it takes a considerable twist to get it loose and/or to reinstall it securely.  The tool makes it a matter-of-fact effort.  Without the tool, if the basket resists removal, sometimes a leather glove can let you apply sufficient hand force.  If not, you need some kind of tool.  Some home-made versions consisting of a bar to fit accross the top of the assembly and grab a couple of the square notches there and some other way to apply rotary force have worked.  The 3214 has teeth that fit into the notches as well as an opening for a square drive extension that lets you use a wrench from outside the tank opening.
   
  Removing the collar that holds the top and seal onto the tank itself should be done with a nonsparking drift and hammer.  I have a brass drift and brass hammer I use for loosening the collar.  The first time I opened up a tank, I used a chunk of Oak and a hammer, but it took sufficient pounding that the wood was all chewed up by the time the collar was back in place.  That's when I bought the brass tools.

David Michael <adavidmichael at gmail.com> wrote:
  Hi Mark,

Thanks for the note. I am interested in the tool because I have read that
1 pump in 10 is hard to remove and even harder to install. I figure if
someone has one of the tools handy nearby....

Dave

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Mark J. Besso 
wrote:

> David,
>
> If that is the tool they suggest for removing the retaining collar you can
> easily do the job without it. The retaining collar has a number of
> sections
> in the rim that you can place a large, flat-bladed screwdriver. Tap
> GENTLY
> in a counter-clockwise direction to unlock it.
>
> Keep in mind the fuel pump is mounted to the sending unit; suspended
> inside
> the tank. Don't force anything! If it doesn't come out easily -stop- and
> ask the list for more advice.
>