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Installation Procedure

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  1. Install the TXV to the core.
    NOTE: Refer to FASTENER NOTICE in Caution and Notices.
    Fig 1: Installing Auxiliary Thermal Expansion Valve
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  2. Install the nuts that retain the TXV to the evaporator core.

    Tighten 

    Tighten the nuts that retain the TXV to the evaporator core to 5 N.m (44 lb in).

    Important:  Install the retaining clip and the capillary tube in the location and the orientation that was noted during disassembly.

  3. Install the capillary tube and the retaining clip to the evaporator core.
  4. Pack the sealer around the TXV as found during disassembly.
  5. Install the evaporator core. Refer to EVAPORATOR CORE REPLACEMENT - AUXILIARY .