New Holland LX565 fuel tank removal

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atroutman

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Hi there everyone. I'm new to this forum and need some advice concerning my skidsteer. I filled my skidsteer with fuel the other week and afterward realized I had a major fuel leak coming from under the machine. I since then came to conclusion the tank must be cracked or rubbed through somewhere half way up the tank because any more than 5-7 gallons of fuel (when refueling once the low fuel light bars flash) and it drips from everywhere under the back or the machine. My question is whats the easiest way to remove the fuel tank so i can repair or replace it. Thank you very much for your time and advice, its greatly appeciated!
 

frogfarmer

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You have to pull the belly pan and remove the hose that connects the front section to the rear section. There will be a bolt in the front and one in the back if I remember right and then it kind of tilts out the botttom so you will need some clearance underneath the machine. I will check the service manual but thats what I can remember.
 

frogfarmer

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You have to pull the belly pan and remove the hose that connects the front section to the rear section. There will be a bolt in the front and one in the back if I remember right and then it kind of tilts out the botttom so you will need some clearance underneath the machine. I will check the service manual but thats what I can remember.

Remove and Replace​

1. Raise the boom, extend the boom lock pins, 1,
and lower the boom down on the lock pins.
2. Stop the engine, turn the ignition key to the "ON"
position and operate the boom and bucket
control pedals to relieve pressure in the
cylinders, turn the key "OFF."
3. Jack and securely support the loader up off the
ground approximately 20​
(508 mm).

4. Remove the engine area belly pan, 2.
5. Remove the left fender, 3.
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6. Open rear door, 1, raise the top shield, 2, and
remove the left side shield.
7. Remove the fill neck retaining hose clamp or
screw at the tank and remove fill neck, 3.
8. Unhook the suction fuel line, 4, and return fuel
line, 5.
9. Remove the wires from the fuel level sender, 6.
10. Remove the lower engine fuse panel support
hardware, 7, and move the panel up.
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11. Remove the connecting hose, 1, and drain the
fuel tank into a clean container.
12. Remove the front, 2, and rear, 3, tank support
hardware.
13. Remove the fuel tank from the bottom of the​
engine compartment
 

frogfarmer

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Remove and Replace

1. Raise the boom, extend the boom lock pins, 1,
and lower the boom down on the lock pins.
2. Stop the engine, turn the ignition key to the "ON"
position and operate the boom and bucket
control pedals to relieve pressure in the
cylinders, turn the key "OFF."
3. Jack and securely support the loader up off the
ground approximately 20
″ (508 mm).

4. Remove the engine area belly pan, 2.
5. Remove the left fender, 3.
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6. Open rear door, 1, raise the top shield, 2, and
remove the left side shield.
7. Remove the fill neck retaining hose clamp or
screw at the tank and remove fill neck, 3.
8. Unhook the suction fuel line, 4, and return fuel
line, 5.
9. Remove the wires from the fuel level sender, 6.
10. Remove the lower engine fuse panel support
hardware, 7, and move the panel up.
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11. Remove the connecting hose, 1, and drain the
fuel tank into a clean container.
12. Remove the front, 2, and rear, 3, tank support
hardware.
13. Remove the fuel tank from the bottom of the
engine compartment
Straight from the service manual. The numbers were reference to pics on the page.
 
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atroutman

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Straight from the service manual. The numbers were reference to pics on the page.
Thanks a bunch frogfarmer the info is greatly appeciated. You saved me alot of time and headaches. I don,t have a repair manual and after looking at it I thought maybe I had to tear the back end of the machine off to slide it out the back. I hope someday I can return the favor. Thanks again!
 

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