Actually, Frank, the tank (yes, I also have a stainless steel soldered
tank) will come out without removing the instrument panel by removing
the control column. The pivot bolt at the bottom is removed after
removing the control shafts at the universal joints, then the column is
lifted up and forward and it comes out fairly easily. The tank is
dropped down after separating the fuel lines from the tank and unbolting
the straps. Entire removal job should take about 45 minutes. Replace
in the opposite order.
Syd
fnelson913 wrote:
Dan,
My A&P tried everything he could think of to just drop the tank out
below the panel, but could not. It finally required the removal of the
panel which also required the removal of some instruments. The
clearances are so tight between the instruments and the tank that I
don't think that there is any other way. My A&P wouldn't say how long
it took. He just said that he wasn't going to charge me for all the
hours that it actually took. They had been working on this on and off
for about a week. At one point he said that he had to get a skinny guy
in there to work on it. (Many of us don't fit well in to those tight
places anymore.) I'll let you know more when I get the bill.
Frank Nelson
N51DV - 415C
TOA/California
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<mailto:ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com>, "Dan Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Frank,
> How difficult was it and how long did it take to remove the fuselage
fuel tank...?
>
> I may attempt the same shortly.
>
> Regards,
> Dan Hall
