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Fuel Coupling
Where there's a will ... Finally got it apart - for anyone else doing the same thing (some of this is obvious but here goes) ...
1. Undo two bolts at front of tank
2. Prop the tank up as far as possible without stretching the wires too much (and breaking the connectors)
3. Remove orange clip - it slides down and then dangles out of the way
4. Apparently you simply squeeeze either side and the coupling pops apart .... apparently .... in practice you may spend several minutes squeezing until your fingers are numb to no avail and uttering many swear words .. and then suddendly, as if by magic ... it does indeed pop apart - be warned - it is a bitch !
5. Remove the two main electrical connectors ... once again it should be just a question of squeezing the top to release the catch but due to the very limited access these can be a pain also (one was for me).
6. Remove the two rubber pipes
It's pretty obvious where everything came from/goes back as it more or less stays in it's position.
The base of the tank simply undoes with about half a dozen bolts - there is a rubber O Ring which stops any leakage, be careful when removing the sender/pump assembly and it has to be slightly jiggled out and there are some sensitive lookig bits which could be easily damaged. The two rubber feet simply slide off and on and the front bracket is bolted on with two bolts.
When removing the filler cap, before you undo the final outer bolt, open the cap with the key and undo the single inner bolt first.
Oh yes ... the whole event is a lot easier with little or no fuel in the tank - simply siphon it off before you get stuck in.
If everything went smoothly this whole exercise should take 30 minutes max - if you are anything like me, allow 2 hours.
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