Evacuating And Charging Procedures; On Vehicle S Erv Ic - GMC 1982 Light Duty Truck Service Manual

IB -26 AIR CONDITIONING
EVA C U A TIN G A N D CH ARG ING PROCEDURES
M ETA L TUBE STEEL
T H R E A D AND
OUTSIDE TU B IN G
F IT T IN G SIZE
D IA M ETE R TO RQ UE
L B . F T .
1/4 7/16 10-15
3/8 5/8 30-35
1/2 3/4 30-35
5/8 30-36
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1 1/18 30-36
....... 3/4
PR EC A U TIO N A R Y SERVICE MEASURES
Before any service is attem p ted which requires opening
of refrigerant lines or com ponents, the person doing the
work should be thoroughly fam iliar with the inform ation
under P R E C A U T IO N S IN H A N D L IN G R efrig eran t-12,
P R E C A U T IO N S IN H A N D L IN G
L IN E S A N D F IT T IN G S M A IN T A IN IN G C H E M IC A L
S T A B IL IT Y IN T H E R E F R IG E R A T IO N S Y S T E M ,
A N D R E F R IG E R A N T C H A R G IN G P R E C A U T IO N S
and should follow very c arefu lly the D IS C H A R G IN G ,
E V A C U A T IN G , O IL A D D IT IO N A N D C H A R G IN G
T H E R E F R IG E R A N T S Y S T E M instructions given on the
following pages for the unit being serviced.
Sealing caps should be removed from subassem blies
just prior to m aking connections for final assembly. Use a
small am ount of clean 525 viscosity refrigerant oil on all
tube and hose joints. Always use new "O " rings dipped in
the clean 525 viscosity refrigerant oil when assembling
joints. The oil will aid in assem bly and help provide a leak-
proof joint. W hen tightening joints, use a second wrench to
hold stationary part of connection so th a t a solid feel can be
attained. This will indicate proper assembly.
Tighten all tubing connections, as shown in torque
C h a rt 1B-8. Insufficient or excessive torque when tightening
can result in loose joints or deform ed joint parts. Either
condition can result in refrigerant leakage.
D IS C H A R G IN G E V A C U A T IN G A D D IN G OIL A N D
C H A R G IN G PROCEDURES FOR CCOT A /C
SYSTEMS
The refrigerant system may be D ischarged, Evacuated
and C h a rg ed using J-2 3 500-01 a ir conditioning service
C harging S tation or the J-5725-04 M anifold and G age Set,
and 420 m l-14 oz. disposable cans of R efrig eran t-12.
C harging lines from the C harging Station or M anifold
and G age Set require the use of gage adapters to connect to
the system service fittings. A straig h t gage A dapter J-5420
and a 90° angle gage A dapter J-9459 are available (See
A /C Special Tools).
Always w ear goggles and w rap a clean cloth around
fittings and connections w hen doing work th a t involves
O N VEHICLE SERVICE
D O W S
a l m i n r
COPPER N O M IN A L
TU BING TORQUE
TORQUE WRENCH SPAN
LB. FT. N m
N m
14-20 6-7 7-9 5/8
41-48 11-13 15-16 3 /4
41-48 16-20
20-27 7/8
4 1 4 8 21-27 29-37
1 1 /ie
41-48
28-33 38-46
R E F R IG E R A N T
opening the refrigeration system. If liquid refrigerant comes
into contact with the skin or eyes injury can result.
• Before rem oving and
conditioning refrig eratio n lines or com ponents, the
system m ust be completely discharged of R egrigerant-
.
1 2
• Always use service valve and pressure gage sets during
evacuation and charging procedures.
• Do not charge while compressor system is hot.
• Always discharge system at low-side service fitting and
perform the entire evacuate and charging procedure
through the low-side service fitting.
• Do not connect high pressure line or any line to the
high-side service fitting durin g disch argin g and
charging procedures.
C A U TIO N : Never rem ove a g a g e line from its
ad a p te r w h e n line is connected to A /C system.
A lw a ys rem ove the line a d a p te r from the service
fittin g to disconnect a lin e. Do not rem ove
ch arg in g hose a t g a g e set w h ile a tta c h e d to
service low -side fittin g . This w ill result in com plete
discharge of system d u e to the depressed schrader
valve in service low -side fittin g an d m a y cuase
personal injury due to escaping R e frig e ra n t-1 2.
D IS C H A R G IN G THE CCOT A /C SYSTEM
In replacing any of the air conditioning refrigeration
components the system m ust be com pletely discharged of
R efrig eran t-12.
Always discharge system at low side service fitting.
1. W ith ignition turned O FF, remove protective cap from
L O W -S ID E service fitting and connect C h arg in g
Station J-2 3 500-01 G age Set as indicated in Figure
1 B-12.
If charging station J-2 3 500-01 is not being used,
discharge system by slowly connecting a gage hose to
low-side service fitting
discharging into oil bottle (Fig. IB - 12). As hose is
S L O W L Y tig h tened down onto sch rad er valve,
R efrig eran t-12 will be in to discharge from the system
into the container. If no discharge occurs, check for
missing or defective schrader depressor in hose fitting.
2. W ith the low-side of system fully discharged, check
high-side system fitting (on liquid line or muffler) for
rem aining pressure.
3. If pressure is found, attem p t to discharge high-side
using sam e procedure as used for low-side. (T his
condition indicates a restriction on the high-side and
the cause m ust be diagnosed and corrected before
evacuating and charging the system ).
4. W hen the system is completely discharged (no vapor
escaping with hose fully-tightened down), measure,
record am ount and discard the collected refrigerant oil.
If this quantity is 15 ml (1 /2 oz.) or more, this am ount
of new 525 viscosity refrigerant oil must be added to
system , plus any q u a n tity in rem oved p arts before
evacuation and charging with R efrig eran t-12 (R efer to
CCO T Refrigerant Oil D istribution for specific quan­
tity of oil norm ally retained in rem oved parts).
replacing any of the air
on A ccu m u lato r and