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Removing the fuel tank from your Ford Bronco may be necessary if the tank is leaking or has sustained some other form of damage. The tank on the Bronco sits between the frame rails all the way to the rear of the truck. It is held in position with a set of steel straps on top and a full skid plate underneath. The upper straps do not need to come off as lowering the tank out through the bottom of the truck is the simplest way to remove it.

Instructions

1

Raise the rear of your Ford Bronco with a jack and support it with a set of jack stands. Slide under the truck and locate the fuel lines on the fittings at the front of the fuel tank. Remove the hose clamps from the lines with a flat screwdriver and remove the lines from the tank fittings.

2

Position the jack under the center of the fuel tank skid plate and place a wide piece of wood between it and the tank skid. Raise the jack just enough to support the tank then remove the retaining bolts around the perimeter of the tank skid with a socket and ratchet.

3

Lower the jack slowly, until the filler neck hose from the body to the tank is accessible. Remove the hose clamp from the filler hose and the vent hose next to it with a flat screwdriver. Slide the hoses off the tank.

4

Slowly lower the jack, lowering the fuel tank and skid plate out of the frame. Once it is low enough, slide the jack back, bring the fuel tank and skid plate with it.

5

Remove the tank from the jack and set it somewhere safe. Outside or in a well ventilated area if perred as the tank will still have some fuel vapors in it even if completely empty.

The Mitsubishi Eclipse is a two-door sedan that Mitsubishi has manufactured since 1990, and consists of four generations as of 2011. The 2001 model is a third generation Eclipse, which includes the 2000 through 2005 models. The harmonic balancer, or crankshaft damper, is a weight on the crankshaft pulley that reduces the vibrations caused by a rapidly-spinning crankshaft. In the case of the 2001 Eclipse, the crankshaft damper is an integral part of the crankshaft pulley. The procedure for removing the crankshaft damper from a 2001 Eclipse differs slightly, depending on the engine.

Instructions

1

Remove the cable from the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench. This ensures that you dont start the engine accidentally while removing the crankshaft balancer.

2

Detach the accessory drive belts surrounding the crankshaft pulley to gain access to the pulley.

3

Raise the vehicle with a floor jack and support it on jack stands. Disconnect the right front wheel with a lug wrench. Remove the fasteners for the inner splash shield on the right front fender with a socket wrench. Detach the splash shield from the right front fender.

4

Disconnect the mounting bolts that attach the crankshaft pulley to the crankshaft sprocket with a socket wrench. Perform this step only if your engine has a displacement of 1.5 liters, 1.6 liters, 2.0 liters or 2.4 liters.

5

Remove the retaining bolt in the center of the crankshaft pulley with a socket wrench. Perform this step only if your engine has a displacement of 1.5 liters, 1.8 liters, 3.0 liters or 3.5 liters.

6

Attach a puller to the crankshaft pulley, and remove it from the crankshaft. The crankshaft balancer is part of the pulley.

The method of removing the exhaust manifold in a Volkswagen Jetta varies greatly, especially based on the type of engine the car has. No matter what the case, it is a complex procedure that should only be attempted by someone with extensive knowledge of the exhaust system. Consult with your mechanic before taking on this task.

1.8 Liter Engine

To remove the Jettas engine cover, pry off the plastic caps covering the screws, remove all the retaining nuts and detach the cover. Next, remove the air intake duct by squeezing the tabs on its hose clamp. Take off the cowl cover by disconnecting the windshield wiper arms, pulling off the weatherstrip at the covers front end, removing the pollen filter cover and releasing the clips on the covers sides.

On a 1.8 liter engine, you will need to remove the turbocharger and all of its related components. Drain the engine coolant into a container by removing the plug at the radiator and then at the engine oil cooler. Raise and support the Jetta on jack stands and then remove the engine compartment undercover. Remove the nuts attaching the exhaust pipe to the turbocharger. Next, lower the exhaust pipe by removing its support bolts. Disconnect all hoses and parts connected to the turbocharger; this includes the support bracket, the vacuum hose from the wastegate actuator, outlet pipe and elbow, the coolant return pipe and the oil supply pipe. Locate and remove the heat shield, then take off the bolts connecting the turbocharger to the manifold lower and tilt the turbocharger so you can disconnect the coolant supply pipe, allowing you to completely disconnect the turbocharger.

Once you have the turbocharger off, you can remove all of the nuts and bolts for the manifold and detach it with its gasket.

2.0 Liter Engine

For 2.0 liter engines, you may need to remove the oil dipstick when you detach the engine cover. After taking off the air intake duct (disconnect the accelerator cable with the duct) and cowl cover as described above, remove the upper intake manifold--clamp off the coolant hoses connected to the throttle body with hose clamps, disconnect the hoses and electrical connectors along with the ones connected to the upper manifold, and remove the bolts at the rear of the manifold for the warm air deflector plate. Disconnect the vacuum hose leading to the brake booster, and loosen each manifold bolt a quarter turn at a time with the wrench until they are all loose. You can then remove them and the manifold with the throttle body attached.

Next, take off the hoses on the secondary air injection control valve. Raise the cars front end and support it on jack stands, then unbolt the inner CV joint on the right side, pushing the axle out of the way and securing it with a wire. Disconnect the electrical connectors to the oxygen sensor and the one to the front O2 sensor; detach the latter from the manifolds retaining bracket.

Finally, separate the air injection pipe by disconnecting its union nuts from the fittings on the manifold and the secondary air injection control valve. Remove the warm air deflector plate, then remove the exhaust manifolds nuts and bolts and detach it with the gasket.

Removal of the ignition coil from the engine in your 1996 Chevy Silverado may be necessary to access parts of the engine behind or below the coil or if the coil is failing and replacement becomes necessary. The ignition coil supplies high-voltage electricity to the spark plugs, by way of the distributor, to produce the spark required to fire the fuel in the engine cylinders. If the coil begins to fail, lower voltage to the spark plugs will result in weak spark and the engine will run poorly if at all.

Instructions

1

Locate the negative battery cable end on the battery terminal and loosen the clamp bolts with a wrench. Remove the cable from the terminal and set it aside, isolating it from the battery terminals.

2

Locate the ignition coil on the top of the engine, near the front on the drivers side. Pull the high-tension cable off the top of the coil and lay it off to one side. Locate the wiring harness connection on the side of the coil.

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Depress the locking tab on the side of the wiring harness connector and remove the connector from the coil. Locate the two mounting bolts on the mounting bracket and remove them with a socket and ratchet.

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Lift the coil and bracket off the engine. If you are installing a new coil, you will need to reuse the mounting bracket so do not discard it once you remove it from the engine.