Fuel pump replacement. 1995 Chevrolet Silverado . Cut hole in bed for access! 

I did the exact same thing on my 2001. Literally turned a potential day long job of dropping that tank into a 30 minute job. I too used a cutoff wheel. Soaked some towels in water and stuffed them between the underside of the bed and the tank before I started cutting and I went very slowly. Now that the hatch is open I could easily swap pumps out on roadside in a matter of minutes. No regrets…

They should have made that access hole from the factory. You did good. Much better that dropping the tank. You made it look easy. Good job!

Hey Mr Wallace good job! I have replaced mine twice through many years but didn’t know any better and dropped the tank both times.Both times I had a full tank,that’s the only 2 times in my life I can remember having a full tank of gas lol!! Of course!!

That's 1 way to do it for sure!! Nice job!!

Who Dares Win ..... You Won Mr Wallace.... well done ... take care .

Got the job done! Sometimes you have to just get it done best way possible!!

I'm about to do the same thing to my 93, wish me luck 🤞

Mr. Wallace nice job on the pump replacement. Extra work that will pay off down the road and will save you your back and time. I spilled gas on me changing one one time on a car that had almost full tank. Not fun at all! Have a Blessed Day Friend! Justin

She lives again!! You the man Mr Ricky! Runs better than a new 1!

You know I had never thought of doing it that way I’m just happier it’s back up and running it wouldn’t of hurt to put a little paint on the part you cut just for incase reasons no rust hopefully

I knew you could do it, you can fix anything, Good Job!

Great job

I DID THE SAME GOOD JOB

They should just make the gas tanks where they can be lowered down like a spare tire. Just put a wrench in there and crank it down enough to get access to the fuel pump. Or at least have a hatch like you cut out from the factory. I guess that would make things too easy.

Sure beats dropping a fuel tank that will always be nearly full when you need to.

I’m very fortunate to have an incredible company called Gas Tank Renu just a few miles away. They have done the job for me twice. Once on a ‘76 Buick Pk. Ave. and once on my Dodge Truck. Only cost me $30 for the labor. I don’t remember what the pump cost. But I could do it that cheaply myself if I stood on my head and shook every penny out of my pockets!!

Nice job

Nice work Ricky !! 😊👍👍

Good job!

What were your measurements? Cause I'm looking at having to do this same thing and was curious.

Nice job!!

Hold my beer! - as sparks fly around fuel fumes! I’ve thought about doing that but I drop the tank partially and take the pump out. My biggest problem is getting the high pressure fuel line connections apart. My 1999 Ford F-150 keeps running well. I’m just glad I can do most work on it myself. These newer vehicles void the warranty if you work on it.

👍Good job Ricky & Joey. I’d rather push my Chevy than drive a FORD! Ha!

The first thing I learned about RU-vid...if someone blows something up there would be no video to watch! No need to hold my breath anymore!

All you need is a jack, two jack stands, a transmision jack, a socket extention and a ratchet. And two - two by fours cut to lengh and run bolts threw To drop a fuel tank on a transmission jack. Have pliers for fuel lines to not damaging any of them. Borrow transmission jack from someone if need be.

what measurements did u use to cut it out?

I feel for ya! I had to replace my old ford PU fuel pump , but we took the bed off and then we cut an access hole after we had it off, just in case that happened again!! Yes it happens to Fords too !! I know thats hard to believe, we are usally the ones that take the Chevy boys to the parts stores, haaahaaaha...glad ya gotter fixed old timer....🤣😅😆👍

What was your measurements?

Ford put your engineers to shame , Good JOb Sir

all you had war 4 bolts and you could of just pulled the bed back 2 feet

More than one way to skin a cat...

Did you use that Butyl Tape looking stuff (I believe you called it Dum-Dum?) to seal the piece of bed back in place? Nice job. I was surprised you cut such a large hole. What was the reason for that?

What a hack job. All you need to do, is disconnect the fill and vent hose, pull two bolts and drop the tank. Slide it out, and install the pump. That truck HAD a clean looking bed.