Refrigerant Lines, Disconnecting And Connecting At Condenser: Removing

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Fig 1: Identifying Bolt

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-- Turn off the ignition.

-- Discharge the refrigerant circuit. Refer to USING SERVICE STATION (Refrigerant R134a, Servicing; Refrigerant Circuit, Using Service Station).

-- Remove the air guide for the left auxiliary radiator. .

-- Remove the bolt -B-.

-- Remove the refrigerant line -A- from the condenser.

-- Remove the bolt -1-.

Fig 2: Identifying Refrigerant Pipe Components

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-- Remove the refrigerant pipe -2- from the condenser.

-- Seal the open lines and connections with clean plugs from the Engine Bung Set VAS6122.