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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 module out of the way, 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 accumulator tube fitting nut from the accumulator.

    Use a back-up wrench on the evaporator core fitting.

    Fig 1: Exploded View Of Accumulator Tube
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  5. Remove the accumulator tube fitting nut from the evaporator core.
  6. Remove the accumulator tube.
  7. Remove and discard the O-rings.