A/C Compressor Input Shaft, Removing And Installing

Removing the Input Shaft

-- Remove the A/C compressor. Refer to A/C COMPRESSOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the grommet -A-.

Fig 1: Identifying Boot, Drive Shaft & Drive Pinion Splines

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-- Remove the input shaft -B- from splines of drive pinion -C-

NOTE:

A clamp on the engine toothed drive gear flange -C- prevents the boot -A- from slipping.

Installing the input shaft

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

-- Check the input shaft -B-, splines must show no traces of wear and must be seated free of play in splines of drive wheel -C-.

-- Prior to installation, coat the input shaft splines -B-, for example, with Lubricating Grease G 000 100.

-- Insert the input shaft -B- before installing A/C compressor and slide it into drive wheel -C- up to stop.

Fig 2: Identifying Boot, Drive Shaft & Drive Pinion Splines

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-- After installing A/C compressor, check the position of the grommet -A-.

NOTE:

A clamp on the power take-off flange keeps the grommet -A- from sliding off, refer to Fig 2 .