Air Conditioning Components - Ford Ranger Maintaince And Repair Manual

3. Disengage the glove compartment door by squeezing the sides together and allowing the door to hang
free.
4. Working through the glove compartment and/or control opening, remove the temperature and
function cable jackets from their clips on top of the plenum by compressing the clip tans and pulling
the cables upward.
5. Reach through the glove compartment opening and disconnect the function and temperature cables
from their separate cams. The cable ends are secured to the cams under a retention finger.
6. The cables are routed inside the instrument panel with 2 routing aids. Remove the cables from these
devices. Reaching through the control opening, pull the cables upward out of the wiring shield
cut−out. Reaching through the glove box opening, pull the cables out of the plastic clip up inside the
instrument panel.
7. Pull the cables from the instrument panel through the control assembly opening.
To install:
8. Working through the glove compartment opening and the control opening in the instrument panel,
feed the end of the cables to the cam area. Feed the cables in from the glove compartment opening,
making sure the coiled end of the white function cable and the round hole diecast end of the
temperature cable go in first.
9. Attach the coiled end of the function cable to the function cam, making sure the cable is routed under
the cable hold−down feature on the cam assembly. The pigtail coil may be facing either up or down.
10. Attach the diecast end of the temperature cable to the temperature cam making sure the cable is routed
under the cable hold−down feature on the cam assembly.
11. Route the control end of the cable through the instrument panel until the ends stick out of the control
opening. It is not necessary to insert the cable into any routing devices previously used. The routing
aids are only necessary when the entire instrument panel is removed and reinstalled.
12. Attach the function and temperature cables to the control. Install the control assembly in the
instrument panel.
13. Adjust the cables in their clips on top of the plenum.
Make sure the radio antenna cable does not become disengaged from its mounting and fall into the
plenum cam area where it could cause an increase in control assembly operating effort or a faulty
selection of system functions.
14. Connect the negative battery cable and make a final check of the system for proper control cable
operation.

Air Conditioning Components

REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
Repair or service of air conditioning components is not covered by this manual, because of the risk of
personal injury or death, and because of the legal ramifications of servicing these components without the
proper EPA certification and experience. Cost, personal injury or death, environmental damage, and legal
considerations (such as the fact that it is a federal crime to vent refrigerant into the atmosphere), dictate that
the A/C components on your vehicle should be serviced only by a Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning (MVAC)
trained, and EPA certified automotive technician.
If your vehicle's A/C system uses R−12 refrigerant and is in need of recharging, the A/C system can be
converted over to R−134a refrigerant (less environmentally harmful and expensive). Refer to Section 1
for additional information on R−12 to R−134a conversions, and for additional considerations dealing
with your vehicle's A/C system.
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