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Condenser HVAC: Service and Repair

Condenser Mounting:




Tool Required:
J-38100-C Air Conditioning Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling Station

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Negative battery cable.
2. Recover refrigerant.
3. Hood latch assembly.

NOTE: Scribe position of attaching nuts to ensure that latch is installed in same position as taken off.

4. Hood latch support assembly.
5. Condenser outlet line. Discard 0-ring seals.
6. Condenser inlet line and retaining clamp on radiator side tank. Discard 0-ring seals.
7. Retaining bolts from radiator.
8. Condenser. (Remove condenser while lifting upward and turning slightly in a counter-clockwise direction.)

INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Condenser. (Install while turning condenser slightly in a clockwise direction.)
2. Condenser inlet line and retaining clamp, using new 0-ring seals.
3. Condenser outlet line, using new 0-ring seals.
4. Hood latch support.
5. Hood latch assembly.

NOTE: Line up scribe marks as mentioned previously, for proper hood alignment.

6. Evacuate and recharge system.
7. Leak test.