I had the same problem and even worse the nut was rust
frozen, the way I removed them was by hammering the
ping the holds the small strap, it is a litle
difficult, but it can be done with a hammer and a long
center punch tool. These pins have no retainer, they
are just pressed fit.
Antonio,
Quoting Wayne Craig <wcraig@cfl.rr.com>:
> I just found out that the gas tank on my 53 Chevy
1/2 PU is full of
> crud. I decided to remove it but have run into a
snag. The nut that holds
> the gas tank strap on seems impossible to remove. It
takes a 1/2 " deep
> socket, but there is no room to get to socket and
socket wrench in place.
> Also there is no room for a open end wrench due to
the "ears" around the
> nut.
> Am I missing something here? Has anyone had a
similar problem removing
> thier gas tank?
>
> Thanks for any input,
> Wayne C.
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between 1941 and 1959
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