[s-cars] fuel pump retaining clips

[theringmeister at triad.rr.com]

Thanks Scott,
Right after I came in and asked for help both here and the AF S-cars forums, I went back out to the garage, put my hand down in there and pulled up on the hose (and therefore pump as well) which lifted the pump slightly.  I found the key is to have the pump as far up as possible so as to put pressure on the clips so when you spread them you only barely have to lift it before the pump raises above where the clips are.  From there it comes right out!  I was done an hour later, and that includes replacing the trunk carpet and putting various things back on the engine that I'd removed trying to search for frayed wires, bad sensors, etc.

Kinda like a math problem you have trouble with...sometimes you just have to walk away and come back with a fresh mind.

--
Wylie Bean
TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v sport
92 UrS4
01 allroad


---- Stott Hare <stott at gwi.net> wrote: 
> I could rotate the pump a few degrees in the basket, I don't know if that
> will make your life easier to know or not.  The lip on the fuel pump is
> fairly small, something like a dead credit card or strip of one should be
> sufficient to wedge between the pump and the clip allowing you to then
> concentrate your effort on extracting the pump without breaking the lines,
> wires or basket.
> 
> -Stott
> 95 S6A
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> theringmeister at triad.rr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:15 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] fuel pump retaining clips
> 
> Any tips on how to spread them apart far enough to get the pump out with it
> still in the tank?  I don't have long skinny fingers, but they're not short
> stubby ones either.  The rear one seems to be blocked by the wire
> connections to the point that I can't hardly get my finger back there to
> push it back.   I've been fighting this thing now for 3 hours trying to get
> the pump out but it won't budge.  I'm almost willing to try getting the
> entire basket out, even without the special tool.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> --
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v sport
> 92 UrS4
> 01 allroad
> 
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