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UNDERBODY LINES (Continued)
ING/PLUMBING/REFRIGERANT
PROCEDURE).
(2) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(3) Remove the interior trim panel from the right
quarter panel (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/
QUARTER TRIM PANEL - REMOVAL).
(4) Disconnect the fittings that secure the rear
refrigerant lines to the sidewall refrigerant lines.
(5) Remove the seals from the open liquid and suc-
tion line fittings and discard.
(6) Install plugs in, or tape over the open liquid
and suction line fittings.
(7) Raise and support the vehicle.
(8) Disconnect the fittings that secure the interme-
diate refrigerant lines to the rear refrigerant lines.
(9) Remove the seals from the open liquid and suc-
tion line fittings and discard.
(10) Install plugs in, or tape over the open liquid
and suction line fittings.
(11) Remove the propeller shaft (Refer to 3 - DIF-
FERENTIAL & DRIVELINE/PROPELLER SHAFT/
PROPELLER SHAFT - REMOVAL).
(12) Remove the seal from the right inner sidewall.
(13) Carefully pull the rubber rear refrigerant
lines out from the sidewall.
(14) Remove the bolts that secure the four rear
refrigerant line retaining blocks to the vehicle under-
body.
(15) Remove the rear section of the rear refriger-
ant lines from the vehicle underbody.
SIDEWALL REFRIGERANT LINES
(1) Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant
system (Refer to 24 - HEATING & AIR CONDITION-
ING/PLUMBING/REFRIGERANT
PROCEDURE).
(2) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(3) Disconnect the suction line from the rear
expansion valve outlet port (Refer to 24 - HEATING
& AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING/REAR EXPAN-
SION VALVE - REMOVAL).
(4) Disconnect the liquid line from rear solenoid
valve inlet port (Refer to 24 - HEATING & AIR CON-
DITIONING/CONTROLS/SOLENOID - REMOVAL).
(5) Remove the seals from the open liquid and suc-
tion line fittings and discard.
(6) Install plugs in, or tape over the open liquid
and suction line fittings and, the rear solenoid and
expansion valve ports.
(7) Remove the interior trim panel from the right
quarter panel (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/
QUARTER TRIM PANEL - REMOVAL).
(8) Disconnect the fittings that secure the rear
refrigerant lines to the sidewall refrigerant lines.
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STANDARD
(9) Remove the seals from the open liquid and suc-
tion line fittings and discard.
(10) Install plugs in, or tape over the open liquid
and suction line fittings.
(11) Remove the bolts that secure the two refriger-
ant line retaining blocks to the vehicle sidewall.
(12) Carefully pull the rubber refrigerant lines out
from the sidewall.
(13) Remove the sidewall section of the rear refrig-
erant lines from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
FRONT LIQUID LINE
(1) Install the front liquid line into the engine
compartment.
(2) Remove plugs or tape from the liquid line fit-
tings, the reciever-drier outlet port and the expan-
sion valve ports.
(3) Lubricate new rubber o-ring seals with clean
refrigerant oil and install the seals onto the liquid
line fittings.
(4) Connect the quick-disconnect front liquid line
fitting to the intermediate liquid line.
(5) Connect the rear section of the front liquid line
to the receiver-drier and the evaporator (Refer to 24 -
HEATING
LIQUID LINE - INSTALLATION).
(6) Reconnect the battery negative cable.
(7) Evacuate the refrigerant system (Refer to 24 -
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING -
STANDARD PROCEDURE - REFRIGERANT SYS-
TEM EVACUATE).
(8) Charge the refrigerant system (Refer to 24 -
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING -
-
STANDARD
STANDARD PROCEDURE - REFRIGERANT SYS-
TEM CHARGE).
FRONT SUCTION LINE
(1) If the compressor portion of the front suction
line was separated from the front suction line tap-
ping plate, remove plugs or tape from the suction
line fitting, lubricate a new rubber o-ring seal with
clean refrigerant oil and install the seal onto the suc-
tion line fitting and, install the bolt that secures the
compressor portion of the front suction line to the
front suction line tapping plate. Tighten the bolt to 5
N·m (45 in. lbs.).
(2) Install the front suction line into the engine
compartment.
(3) Remove plugs or tape from the suction line fit-
tings, the compressor inlet port and the expansion
valve ports.
(4) Lubricate new rubber o-ring seals with clean
refrigerant oil and install the seals onto the suction
line fittings.
PLUMBING 24 - 69
& AIR
CONDITIONING/PLUMBING/
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