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Housing Assembly HVAC: Service and Repair




REMOVAL
1. Remove the battery and me battery tray brackets.
2. Recover the refrigerant. Refer to: Heating and Air Conditioning, Service and Repair, Refrigerant Discharging and Recovery Procedure, Refrigerant Discharging and Recovery procedure

3. Drain the cooling system.
4. Remove the instrument panel. Refer to: Body and Frame, Interior Trim, Dashboard/Instrument Panel, Service and Repair, Removal and Installation, Removal and Installation






5. Disconnect the heater core hose couplings.







6. Disconnect the refrigerant line spring lock couplings from the A/C evaporator core.







7. Remove the plenum chamber nuts.







8. Disconnect the A/C vacuum hose from the A/C vacuum check valve.







9. Remove the plenum chamber nuts.







10. Remove the plenum chamber.

INSTALLATION
1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
^ Lubricate the coolant hoses with MERPOL(R) or plain water only, if needed.