I won't repeat much of what Sal posted in his How To thread here: http://www.theultimatejeep.com/showt...k-Skid-Install
An important note:
1) (Edit: DO NOT PULL OUT THOSE CLIPS!!! See post #5) I've never broken so many of those clips before... and im careful with this type of stuff too. I'm going to check rockauto later to see if you can order the correct clips, if so, ill list the part numbers here. (I had to rig mine back together because my parts stores didnt have any of the size i needed in stock).
Ok let's get started....
First off, i had about a half tank of gas. I'm a busy guy so I had to seize the opportunity today. I did this solo and im not a big dude... i'm 5'10 and 170 lbs soaking wet. There's 2 very important tools I used that make the job much easier... first is my motorcycle lift and the second is a makeshift "dowel" to lift the tank of out the old skid.
Here's my jack setup:
And since there aren't any lifting points to get the tank out of the old skid, i used 2 long screwdrivers and wrapped them with shop towels and electrical tank. This allowed me to pry the tank upwards without risking damage to the plastic. Once up, i could grip it with my hands to lift it out:
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