When I dropped my tank, to replace the seals and hoses at the top, I
used a 4X4 on top of a 3 ton floor jack to get enough height to lower
the rails enough to remove them without a problem.

Mike

Jim Morgan wrote:
> Happy Monday All.
> I am replacing my  leaking tank for the usual reasons
>
> After searching the archive about gas tank replacement I have 2 remaining
> questions.
>
> 1) how does the rails that support the tank come out after you remove the
> bolt at the front of the rail? Does it slide out forward or drops a  bit then
> slide out. etc?
>
> 2) this is answered by #1  how high does the van need to be off of the
> ground to remove said rails.
>
> Jim Morgan 86GL "breadbox"
>