I'm pulling the bed to change fuel pumps, everything is loose, just need a friend to help me lift. Thinking about pulling the tailgate to get the weight down. Do you have to remove the torx screws that hold the bottom hinge or can you just pop the gate out of the hinge somehow? Seems my old chevy gate just liffted out.

 

your gate will lift right out. just unhook the cables and then slide the tail gate all the way to one side(I think you slide it to the right) then lift it out at about a 45* angle

 

Yeah the tailgate just comes off. You unclip the hooks like the previous poster said. On the right side, there is a slot that at a 45 degree angle or so, the right side will slip out and you can just pull the tailgate off. Make sure you don't drop it .


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Thanks, I knew there must be a trick, didn't seem right you would have to take the hinges out. Now the fuel pump(s). Only the back one is not working, but, I'm thinking about changing both while the box is off. Anyone thnik I should replace sending units as well? Aren't they part of the entire in-tank assembly?

 

I am gearing up to take the bed off my 1991 F150 also. I have also been debating whether to change both fuel pumps and I think I am going to. It's another $150 but what the hell.

Anyone know how many averaged strengthed men is required to lift the bed off the truck and move it to the side to set on the ground? I was hoping for just two....

Thanks for the tip about removing the tailgate. :7

 

I have everything undone and can lift one side pretty easily, with the tailgate off (thanks everyone) I think 2 should be ably to do it.

$150??? I just paid $40 plus $ for a new strainer. It has the pump, a new gasket, new fuel line clips and hardware for the electrical. I am assuming I will have to do some removal and install to the entire assembly. For $150, do you get the entire assembly, float sending unit etc?? Do you need all that??

 

Perhaps I am mistaken, but I think your truck has the low pressure pumps in the tank and a high pressure pump on the rail. Mine is a 1991 and has the high pressure pump in the tanks with no pump on the rail. I suppose they are just more expensive.... I have not even yet went to buy it but I did check at autozone.com and they list the pumps (with screen) as being about $150 each (slight difference from front to back).

 

Just out of curiosity, I did look at autozone.com for a pump to your 1989. $42.99, so you definately have a different pump system than I do...lucky you! Unlucky me saddled with two pumps going bad and $300 worth of pumps to buy...

 

Your exactly right, I have the low in-tanks and high on the rail. I also have that lovely 6 port non-serviceable thing-a-ma-bob in between them that has been recalled and doesn't work right! I guess reliability just costs more.

 

Well, I bought the two pumps today.... project for this weekend.

How many guys did it take to lift the bed?

 

Well, I under estimated the weight (probably north of 350# with the tailgate off). I had 3 for the removal, (I took one side by meyself and struggled because of weight and size). Had 4 for the replacement and it was a piece of cake.

 

Wouldn't be a bad idea to put some new body mount bushings in there, the old ones are probably cracked.


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Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Superduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Top speed is 65mph, Go Baby Go!

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 01-Jul-02 AT 09:57 PM (EST)]I'd say two people for the bed--one for each side. When I put a body lift on my f-150 I could easily pick up each side of the bed and hold it up while my slow-as-all-get-out helper took his time placing the spacers. Oh, and I left the tailgate on...it never occured to me to remove it....

edit: Oh, and I forgot to say that I have a tool box on the bed that is full of tools, spare parts and other mess...

Jon
1989 F-150 XL- 4x4, 302, M50D
1995 Bronco Eddie Bauer- 351W, E40D
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Thanks. I'll give it a go with two and call in a third and fourth if necessary.

 

yo you dont need to take the bed off is just as easy to take the medal straps off the tank will drop rigth out and you just un hook the hoses adn pull the pump out it only took me 30 min i mean taking that bed off is gonna be a pain