I had enough trouble reinstalling my old tank after I refurbished it!  Use a
5 lb hammer and "adjust" the offending bracket 1/4".  Measure the stud
spacing, hold the tank vertical and beat gently near the end of the bracket,
then measure the distance between the two.  Steel is malleable.  You may
need to adjust both brackets on that side to get a fit.  Don't worry, it can
take it.  Don't mess with the studs, if you screw them up you'll have to
take the cabinet (and maybe the floor) out to replace them.

 Stuart
'85 Westy, lots of adjustments needed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Spencer Allen
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 10:21 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: trouble fitting new Gowesty LP tank

Just purchased a new GOWESTY propane tank but am having trouble mounting it
onto the studs. The old one came right out with no problems so I figured the
new one would slide right in. I can get 3 of the notches in the two brackets
to line up but left forward notch will not line up completely at about 0.25"
from sliding on to stud. I'm afraid to try and bend the stud over a bit and
don't want to enlarge the notch in the bracket. Eyeballing the bracket it
seems to be straight but could be welded on at a slight angle. Anyone have
some tips for mounting this thing or run into this problem before? Thanks
for any help.
Spencer
85 Westy