Removal

REMOVAL

WARNING: Review safety precautions and warnings before performing this procedure. Failure to follow the warnings and cautions may result in serious or fatal injury.




1. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the air cleaner housing from the engine compartment.
3. Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant system.
4. Remove the nut (4) that secures the A/C liquid line (1) and the A/C suction line (2) to the A/C expansion valve (3).
5. Disconnect the A/C liquid line and the A/C suction line from the A/C expansion valve and remove and discard the O-ring seals.




6. Remove the two bolts (1) that secure the A/C expansion valve (2) to the evaporator tube tapping block (3).
7. Remove the A/C expansion valve from the evaporator tube tapping block and remove and discard the O-ring seals.
8. Install plugs in, or tape over the opened refrigerant line and evaporator tube fittings and all expansion valve ports.