Fuel filler flap - removal and refitting
Removal
1 Open the filler flap and the tailgate or boot
lid, as applicable.
2 Remove the fuel filler cap and then remove the screw securing the filler housing to the fuel tank neck (see illustration).
37.2 Fuel filler housing securing screw (arrowed)
3 Working inside the luggage compartment, depress the filler housing retaining tangs, and push the assembly out through the body panel. Recover the gasket.
4 Immerse the housing assembly in a container of hot water for approximately ten minutes, then prise the hinge cover from the housing, and using a screwdriver, prise the filler flap hinge legs out of the sockets in the housing.
Refitting
5 Commence refitting by warming the filler
flap and housing, as during removal, then
push the flap hinge legs into the housing.
6 Further refitting is a reversal of removal, ensuring that the housing gasket and retaining tangs are correctly located.
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vacuum cleaned regularly to keep them free of
grit. If they are badly stained remove them from
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1 Due to the fact that the rear brake drums
are combined with the hubs, which makes
removal of the drums more complicated than
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of the shoe linings can ...
