What is the right way to drop gas tank?

[malakia71]

I am trying to replace the fuel pump, since it appears not working.
The fuel sender and pump are disconnected, the bracket that holds sender is removed. The tank was about 3/4 full, and I drained about 8 gallons of gas.
The two steel straps that hold the tank are disconnected on trunk side and tank dropped little bit (it is currently supported with floor jack and piece of plywood.

Please tell me what to do next. I see large hose with plastic shield going to the righ lower side of the tank, which looks like fill hose, and braided smaller hose (appears 3/4 inch ID) next to it. Does that smaller hose feed the engine or is it a breather? Do I need to undo both? They ssem to hold the tank. Do i need to undo the straps on the engine side, or the tank will swing down once the hoses are disconnected?

Also, there is a tin-looking shield along the tail pipe, on the left side which kinda covers the tank on one side. Do I need to take that out?

Thank you for your help.

OT: It amazes me how every small detail is well thought and carefully designed when I look at underside of the camry. I replaced entire suspension on my Jeep Cherokee recently and the difference is obvious. Well I love my Jeep, but that's a different story.

[white90dx]

You will need to remove the fill pipe and the fill vent (they go up to the fuel door, you can see this if you look closely). At the front of the tank, you will need to disconnect the high-pressure outlet, fuel return and vent hose that go up to the engine bay. You will also need to remove the heat shield on the exhaust side. Also, make sure you have the electrical plugs disconnected and pulled through the sender access panel below the rear seat bottom.

I'm in the process of dropping the tank on my Alltrac Camry (slighly different process, the gas tank is under the trunk) - the high pressure line is giving me trouble and its the last thing connected... Good luck!

-Charlie