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Removal Procedure

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  1. Recover the refrigerant. Refer to Refrigerant Recovery and Recharging .
  2. Reposition the cruise control bracket with module, if equipped.
  3. Remove the 2 nuts holding the bracket for the PCM module. Position the bracket and module out of the way.
  4. Remove the refrigerant tubes from the accumulator (1).
    Fig 1: Removing/Installing Accumulator (L61)
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  5. Discard the O-ring seals.
  6. Remove the accumulator bracket (3).
  7. Remove the accumulator (1) from the vehicle.