fuel pump headache

[90rangersuper]

Hey there, fuel pump went out on my ranger, got the pump, straps broke, advance auto f'd up and only ordered me one strap not both, dumba$$'s. neway i cant get the collor to move on the top to remove the fuel pump housing, rusted just about solid, the tabs to hit and just about gone from trying to get that out, just wondering if nebody had advise on how to get that damn thing out of there. This freakin fuel pump is turning out to be harder that doing the r1 swap. Thanks in advance for the help

 

[dusto2]

i thought it was a plastic housing for the tank at least my 89 was it was froze pretty good i took some penetrating oil to it and it came free, just a thought

 

[90rangersuper]

its soaking in weasel piss ( pb blaster) im gonna try tomorrow, damn thing is froze really well, it is a plastic tank btw

 

[Earl43P]

I pressure washed it and it came right off (93).

I tapped it around with a chunk of wood and a hammer.