# Taurus fuel pump removal **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 11, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-fuel-pump-removal/24722 "2009-01-11T02:36:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![reg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f4b2a3/32.png) [@reg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/reg)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-fuel-pump-removal/24722/1 "2009-01-11T02:36:43Z")
2001 sable/taurus: I have the tank off and I took off the the metal ring that wedges into the fuel pump assembly. Should the pump assembly come out now or does it need to be twisted? It’s pretty tight, but maybe that’s from being installed so long! thx ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-fuel-pump-removal/24722/2 "2009-01-11T02:45:13Z")
There’s probably rust holding the fuel pump to the gas tank. Just give the pump assembly a twist and it should break the bond. Tester ---
**Author:** ![reg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f4b2a3/32.png) [@reg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/reg)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-fuel-pump-removal/24722/3 "2009-01-11T18:08:51Z")
thx Tester - I’ll give it a try…