Compressor HVAC: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

CAUTION: Do not open the high-pressure valve while the engine is running.







1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the drive belt.
3. Recover the refrigerant from the system.
4. Raise and support the vehicle.

WARNING: THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM MUST BE SHUT OFF PRIOR TO HOISTING, HACKING OR TOWING AN AIR SUSPENSION VEHICLE. THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY TURNING OFF THE AIR SUSPENSION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE RH KICK PANEL AREA. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN UNEXPECTED INFLATION OR DEFLATION OF THE AIR SPRINGS WHICH MAY RESULT IN SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE DURING THESE OPERATIONS.







5. Remove the lower radiator air deflector.
1. Remove the screws.
2. Remove the clips.
3. Remove the lower radiator air deflector.







6. Disconnect the A/C compressor electrical connector.







7. Remove the manifold and tube assembly.
1. Remove the manifold to compressor bolt.
2. Remove the manifold and tube assembly.







8. Remove the A/C compressor.
1. Remove the bolts.
2. Remove the A/C compressor.

INSTALLATION












1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

NOTE
^ If equipped with air suspension, reactivate the system by turning on the air suspension switch.
^ When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.