FixVault

Repair Procedures: Removal

  1. Open the fuel filler door and unfasten the filler-neck assembly mounting screw (A).
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  2. Remove the rear-LH wheel, tire, and the inner wheel house (A).
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  3. Disconnect the fuel filter hose (A) and the ventilation hose (B).
  4. Remove the filler-neck assembly from the vehicle after removing the bracket mounting bolts (C).

    Filler-neck assembly bracket mounting bolt: 

    7.8 - 11.8 N.m (0.8 - 1.2 kgf.m, 5.8 - 8.7 lb.ft)

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