CITROEN DS 19 - Petrol feed pipe

DS 19 OPERATION No. DS 174-1 : Replacement a petrol feed pipe. Op. DS 174-1 121
PARTICULAR POINTS
In order to avoid leakage from the rear rubber pipe, fit two Ligarex clips as indicated in Pl. 29 fig. 3. Tighten the clips moderately in order
to avoid deformation of the nylon pipe.
TOOLS
REMOVAL.
1 Put the front of the car on stands (jacking bracket 2505-T, see Pl. 168). Remove the right-hand front wing and the
side protection panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacking bracket 2505-T
8-12-14 mm box
spanners
2 Remove the finishing panels, under the sidemember.
3 Unscrew the fixing screws and remove the rubber protectors from the straps securing the petrol feed pipe to the
right-hand sidemember and panel and front crossmember under the engine (lower part). Withdraw the pipe
from the straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 mm box spanner
4 Remove the rear seat and squab. Remove the petrol tank cover plate, unstick the trimming from the sidemembers. 12 mm box spanner
5 Remove the petrol feed pipe together with the rubber pipe from the tank and from the opening on the rear part of
the sidemember.
6 Remove the rubber connecting pipe to tank from petrol feed pipe. Disconnect the front rubber union from the
petrol pump and remove the union from the feed pipe.
7 Disconnect the front part of the feed pipe from the front crossmember under the engine from the right-hand side-
member and from the side panel.
8 Disengage the pipe from the sidemember, by pulling towards the front.
ASSEMBLY
9 Close the front and rear openings in the petrol feed pipe. Drain the petrol tank by the right-hand drain plug . . . . . 21 mm box spanner
10 Engage the rear part of the pipe in the hole in the closing panel, then fit the pipe in the straps in the sidemember.
11 With the narrow part of the feed pipe towards the rear, slide the rubber connecting pipe towards the front of
the narrow part of the feed pipe, with the rear end of the rubber pipe 370 mm from the rear end of the feed pipe.
Use talc only for sliding the pipes.