Replacing The Compressor - Maytag 56326 Service Manual

REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR
1 . D i s c o n n e c t t h e u n i t f r o m t h e p o w e r s o u r c e ,
2 . L o ca t e d e fe ct i v e comp re ssor a n d in sta ll a p ie r cing valve on the process t ube.
3 . I M P OR T AN T C ON N ECT A HO SE T O T HE PIERC IN G VALVE AN D DIR ECT IT O UT OF
D O OR S . O P E N T H E VA L VE AND REL EA SE THE REFR IG ERAN T.
4 . U n so l d e r o r cu t th e r efri g e ra n t tu b es as clo se as possible t o t he compr essor stubs
ma k i n g s u re t h e re is en o u g h l e ng th to in sta ll th e replacement com pressor. Clean tubi ng
i n a re a t o b e u n s ol d e re d o r cu t.
5 . D is c o n ne ct t h e l e ad w ir es fro m th e co mp r e sso r t erminals.
6 . R e mo v e re t a i n i ng bo l ts fro m co mpr e sso r m o un ts, R emove def ect ive compr essor from
c a b i n e t a n d i n s t a l l r u b b e r g r o m m e t s o n r e p l a c e m e n t c o m p r e s s o r .
7 . Op e n c o m p re s so r stu b s. So l de r a sh or t pie ce of t ubing t o t he process t ube (appr oxi -
ma t e l y 6 i n ch e s l on g ) an d in sta ll a ser vice va lve on the t ube.
8 . I ns t a l l t h e r e p l a ceme n t co mp re sso r u sin g th e m ounting bolt s previously removed.
9 . Co nn e ct t h e co m p re sso r le a d s.
1 0 . Co n n e c t t h e r e f ri ge ra n t tu b in g to th e co m pr e ssor st ubs using silfos on copper t o copper
j o i n t s a n d s i l v e r s o l d e r a n d f l u x o n s t e e l t o c o p p e r j o i n t s .
L o c a t e a n d r e m o v e o l d d r i e r . I n s t a l l n e w d r i e r . T h e n e w d r i e r i s i n s t a l l e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g
m a n n e r :
a . C a r e f u l l y b e n d t h e o l d d r i e r a n d t u b i n g a w a y l r o m e l e c t r i c a l p a r t s .
b. U se s te e l wo ol o r fi n e eme ry pa p e r to cle an t he capillary t ube f or a distance of 3
i n c h e s f r o m t h e o r i g i n a l j o i n t s .
c . U s e a k n i f e o r f i l e t o s c o r e t h e c a p i l l a r y t u b e a b o u t 1 i n c h f r o m t h e o r i g i n a l j o i n t s .
U se y o u r fi n g ers to b re a k th e c on n e ctio n .
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