Removal

3.7L ENGINE

WARNING: Refer to the applicable warnings and cautions for this system before performing the following operation. Failure to follow the warnings and cautions could result in possible personal injury or death.

NOTE: The A/C compressor may be removed and repositioned without disconnecting the refrigerant lines or discharging the refrigerant system. Discharging is not necessary if servicing the A/C clutch, clutch field coil or the engine.




1. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.

2. Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant system.

3. Remove the accessory drive belt.

4. Disconnect the wire harness connector (3) from the A/C pressure transducer (2).

5. Remove the nuts (1) that secure the A/C discharge line (4) and the A/C suction line (6) to the A/C compressor (5).

6. Disconnect the A/C discharge line and the A/C suction line from the A/C compressor and remove and discard the O-ring seals.

7. Install plugs in, or tape over the opened refrigerant line fittings and compressor ports.




8. Disconnect the engine wire harness from the clutch field coil connector (6).

9. Remove the three bolts (1, 2 and 3) that secure the A/C compressor (5) to the engine and mounting bracket (4) and remove the compressor.