A removable fuel handle brace is provided, comprising: a pair of parallel horizontal sides, each having a hook on an inner end bent approximately 180° in a first direction; a pair of parallel vertical sides having a first end extending from an outer end of each horizontal side approximately 90° in a second direction opposite the first direction; an upper cross-piece connecting second ends of the vertical sides; a lower cross-piece having first and second ends connected to the vertical sides between the first and second ends of the vertical sides; and a pair of horizontal extensions connected to the first and second ends of the lower cross-piece and extending in a direction towards the hooks parallel to the horizontal sides.