Renault Laguna III Manual page 2590

Expansion valve: Removal - Refitting
F4R, and AIR CONDITIONING 01 or AIR CONDITIONING 02
Special tooling required
Car. 1363 Set of trim removal levers.
Equipment required
refrigerant charging station
Tightening torquesm
expansion valve bolts
expansion valve - com-
pressor connecting pipe
bracket bolt on the
expansion valve
expansion valve - con-
denser connecting pipe
bracket bolt on the
expansion valve
IMPORTANT
Consult the safety and cleanliness advice and oper-
ation recommendations before carrying out any
repair (see 62A, Air conditioning, Air condition-
ing: Precautions for the repair, page 62A-1) .
Note:
Use blanking plugs for the fuel circuits with part
numbers 77 01 208 229 or 77 01 476 857 to plug
any openings exposed to the open air. The y must
be clean. Do not use plugs which have already
been used to plug a fuel circuit.
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Drain the coolant circuit (see 62A, Air conditioning,
Refrigerant circuit: Draining - Filling, page 62A-7)
.
a Disconnect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Re-
fitting) (MR 415, 80A, Battery).
AIR CONDITIONING
6 N.m
8 N.m
8 N.m
62A-34
a Remove:
- the windscreen wiper arms (see Windscreen wip-
er arm: Removal - Refitting) (MR 415, 85A, Wip-
ing - Washing),
- the scuttle panel grille (see Scuttle panel grille:
Removal - Refitting) (MR 416, 56A, Exterior
equipment),
- the scoop under the scuttle panel grille (see Scoop
under the scuttle panel grille: Removal - Refit-
ting) (MR 416, 56A, Exterior equipment).
WARNING
To prevent the surrounding components from
overheating, do not damage (tear, pierce bend
etc.) a heat shield.
All damaged heat shields must be replaced.
a Unclip the upper heat shield.
a Remove the upper heat shield.
a Unclip the lower heat shield.
a Move the lower heat shield to one side.
WARNING
To prevent moisture from entering the system,
place plugs on the cold loop components which
are open to the air.
a Remove:
- the bolt (1) for the expansion valve - compressor
connecting pipe bracket on the expansion valve,
62A
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