Brief Description: Removed fuel tank from left wing
I removed the bolts and clecos from the left wing fuel tank, but the tank didn't budge when I tried to remove it. I suspected some excess adhesive on the skins, so I used a wooden board and a mallet to try and break the tank loose. The top side released but the bottom side had not moved at all. Hammering more didn't seem to help and I actually bent the skin in a few places. Finally, I cut a piece of thin alluminum strip with a sharp corner, slid it in between the tank skin and the wing skin, ad dragged it across the back channel seam the entire length. The tank then fell into the wooden cradle positioned below it.
