Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › 2003 Mazda Protege DX 2.0, Sending Unit/Pump Removal, Stripped and Rusty Scews.. › Reply To: 2003 Mazda Protege DX 2.0, Sending Unit/Pump Removal, Stripped and Rusty Scews.. September 24, 2020 at 8:07 pm #963838 Kevin McCutcheonParticipant Yea I really dont wanna take the tank out, would it be safe to drill? Or try to chisel them off with a brass drift?