GE GEH50DEED Technical Service Manual page 61

To replace the electronic expansion valve (EEV):
1. Turn power off.
2. Remove the rear shroud cover and the
rear shroud as 1 assembly. (See
.)
Compartment Covers
3. Remove the evaporator inlet sensor from
the evaporator inlet tubing. (See
.)
Sensors
Evaporator Inlet Sensor
4. Rotate the coil until the indent on the coil clip is
between detents on the valve body.
5. Lift the coil from the valve body.
Coil
Machine
Temperature
EEV
Clip
Detent
Detent
Indent
6. If you are using a torch to replace the EEV
valve, unsolder the EEV from the drier inlet tube
and the evaporator inlet tube using currently
accepted procedures.
7. Apply a liberal amount of heat-absorbing
thermal paste, such as Part #WX5X8927, to the
replacement EEV.
8. Braze the dryer inlet tube and the evaporator
inlet tube using silfos.
9. Install the evaporator inlet sensor to the
evaporator inlet tube, then insulate the sensor
location with new mastic (Part #WS03X10075).
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Thermal Paste