Remove the fuel tank strap

macafee2 · 20th July 2013, 10:36

I want to remove the fuel tank strap to protect it from rust before in breaks.
I think it is one strap not two is that right? I can see the rear bolts but not got under the car enough to see the front ones. Are these easy to get to? Is it just two bolts at the rear and two at the front to remove the strap?
What about the heat sheild, does anything need to happen to that?
Once the 4 bolts are out, can the strap be removed or does the exhaust need to be parted?
The tank is about 1/4 full so thought it was worth supporting the tank and removing the strap now
thank you

macafee2

T-Cut · 20th July 2013, 13:19

Item 19 in the Xpart/Rimmer drawing.

TC

macafee2 · 20th July 2013, 18:01

Thanks T-cut, with that big hump in the middle will the strap come off without parting the exhaust?
macafee2

T-Cut · 20th July 2013, 21:19

Dunno mate.

TC

Jim Jamieson · 30th July 2013, 21:22

It can't be removed without dismantling the exhaust.

I had the one on the missus's diesel dropped down whilst replacing the rear brake pipes a few years back and treated it then to a coat of Hamerite.

When I carried out my full suspension overhaul last year I removed it completely and sandblasted it and re painted it.

frosty1977 · 11th August 2013, 17:38

As an amount of interest, how easy is it to part the exhaust to take the strap off?

macafee2 · 11th August 2013, 18:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Jamieson

It can't be removed without dismantling the exhaust.

I had the one on the missus's diesel dropped down whilst replacing the rear brake pipes a few years back and treated it then to a coat of Hamerite.

When I carried out my full suspension overhaul last year I removed it completely and sandblasted it and re painted it.

worried that would be the answer. ho hum. I'll have to get the car up on my home made ramps and take a look.
Thanks macafee2

stocktake · 11th August 2013, 19:35

This may be a daft Q as I have not been under to look yet but what purpose does the piece that connects the two straps serve? Seems pointless. Could it not just be cut out and two separate straps refitted

frosty1977 · 11th August 2013, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by stocktake

This may be a daft Q as I have not been under to look yet but what purpose does the piece that connects the two straps serve? Seems pointless. Could it not just be cut out and two separate straps refitted

I'm kind of hoping that to, but I'm going to clean mine up and reinforce each side with some of that ratchet hold down strapping cut to length.

Snagger · 12th August 2013, 07:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by stocktake

This may be a daft Q as I have not been under to look yet but what purpose does the piece that connects the two straps serve? Seems pointless. Could it not just be cut out and two separate straps refitted

If the tank was held only by two straps there could be the possibility of it sliding onto the exhaust, as it is if there was any sideways movement of the tank, it can only be forced upwards, by virtue of the shape of the bracket.

Snagger.

20th July 2013, 10:36	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,930 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Remove the fuel tank strap I want to remove the fuel tank strap to protect it from rust before in breaks. I think it is one strap not two is that right? I can see the rear bolts but not got under the car enough to see the front ones. Are these easy to get to? Is it just two bolts at the rear and two at the front to remove the strap? What about the heat sheild, does anything need to happen to that? Once the 4 bolts are out, can the strap be removed or does the exhaust need to be parted? The tank is about 1/4 full so thought it was worth supporting the tank and removing the strap now thank you macafee2

11th August 2013, 19:35	#8
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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,930 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Thanks T-cut, with that big hump in the middle will the strap come off without parting the exhaust? macafee2

20th July 2013, 21:19	#4
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Dunno mate. TC

30th July 2013, 21:22	#5
Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	It can't be removed without dismantling the exhaust. I had the one on the missus's diesel dropped down whilst replacing the rear brake pipes a few years back and treated it then to a coat of Hamerite. When I carried out my full suspension overhaul last year I removed it completely and sandblasted it and re painted it.

11th August 2013, 17:38	#6
frosty1977 Regular poster Rover 75 Tourer CDT Club Join Date: May 2013 Location: Exeter Posts: 51 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	As an amount of interest, how easy is it to part the exhaust to take the strap off?