Fuel Pump Replacement - 64 C10

[elane352]

Greetings!

I have been searching here on the topic of fuel pumps as well as YouTube.

I want to confirm what I believe I remember from way back when.

Now am I right in thinking that in order to get that rod inside to move up, I need to screw in a long bolt in a threaded hole on the front side of the block perpendicular to the rod? In otherwords, by screwing in a bolt, can I get the rod to move enough so that I can slip that fuel pump lever under the bolt?

YouTube makes mention of using a pair of needle nose pliers and also a hacksaw blade. In fact the instructions in the box of my new fuel pump also mention hacksaw blade usage. I must be dense, but I have not yet figured out how to work that blade or the pliers to get the rod to move up. I do not seem to know the technique. And that aspect was not really covered within YouTube videos that I saw.

When I changed the fuel pump years ago in my 57 chevy car, I did not have any problems. I believe I screwed in a bolt too in order to get the rod to move. But since I have gotten older and started to get senile, :-), I cannot remember what I actually did with the car.

Right now I have a 350 crate engine/290 HP in the truck. There are two threaded holes in the front. The bottom hole seems to be below and perpendicular where the bottom portion of the rod is pointing diagonally down. The top threaded hole seems to be in line with that part of the rod that protrudes out of the block and into the cavity.

So am I right in thinking that the best way and perhaps the easiest way to get the rod to move up is to find a bolt and screw it in the appropriate hole? I believe if I am to use one of the two holes, it would make more sense to use the bottom one.

I am apologizing because I will bet money this aspect is covered here in another thread. I evidently was not searching properly to pull something up that I could sink my teeth into.

Thanks ahead of time for all responses.

Eddie