Piper SARATOGA PA-32-301 Maintenance Manual page 294

PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-32-301/301T
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
2. Using access hole located on underside of wing. slide hose on interconnecting fuel line and fuel vent
line into position. Insert blade of screwdriver through hole in rear outboard corner of fuel tank skin and
tighten clamps to torque specified in Figure 28-3.
3. Connect fuel line on inboard side of tank.
4. Fill fuel tanks and check for leaks. unrestricted fuel flow. accurate senderindications on fuel quantity
gauge. and that ground wire is securely attached to interconnecting fuel line. fuel vent line and wing rib at ing
station 88.75.
OUTBOARD FUEL CELL.
REMOVAL OF OUTBOARD FUEL CELL. (Refer to Figure 28-3.)
1. Drain the fuel cell as described in Chapter 12.
2. Remove the access covers (wing station 111.8. 165.5 and 129.3) from the bottom of the wing.
3. Remove the twelve screws.securing the fuel cap adapter assembly to the upper wing surface (wing
station 140.09) and remove the adapter assembly.
4. Remove the four screws securing the fuel cell and the nut ring and gasket to the top of the wing and
remove the nut ring and gasket.
5. Utilizing the access opening at wing station 165.5. loosen the two clamps which secure the fuel vent
line and fuel vent assembly in the fuel cell nipple.
6. Carefully separate the fuel vent line from the fuel cell nipple.
7. Reach in the fuel cell and remove the fuel vent valve assembly from the fuel cell nipple.
8. Utilizing the access opening at wing station 111.8 loosen the clamps securing the fuel cell to the upper
and lower fuel interconnecting lines and separate the interconnecting lines from the fuel cell.
9. Working through the access opening at wing station 129.3 (lower wing surface). disconnect the
electrical wire from the fuel sender unit terminal. Remove the five bolts securing the fuel sender unit and
remove the sender unit from the fuel cell.
10. Insert your arm between the fuel cell and the top of the wing and separate the velcro strips hich hold
the fuel cell in place.
I I.
Fold the fuel cell into a manageable form and withdraw the fuel cell through the access opening at the
top of the wing.
INSTALLATION OF OUTBOARD FUEL CELL. (Refer to Figure 28-3.)
1. Inspect the cell compartment as explained in the paragraph "Fuel Cell Compartment."
2. Do not use sharp tools such as screwdrivers. files. etc.. for installation purposes.
3. Roll the cell into a shape and size which can be inserted through the access opening of the cell
compartment.
4.
Place the cell within the cell compartment. Unroll the cell and establish correct relationship of the cell
to the compartment.
5. Secure the cell by pressing the velcro strips of the fuel cell against the velcro strips of the cell
compartment.
6. Using the appropriate access opening in the bottom of the wing. install the fuel sender unit as shown
in Figure 28-3. View "A."
7. Reaching into the fuel cell. place the fuel vent valve assembly in place in the fuel cell vent nipple.
Secure with a clamp installed through the appropriate access opening in the bottom of the wing (torque 12-16
in.-lbs.).
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Revised: August 11, 1983
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