Removal Procedure
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- Drain the engine coolant. Refer to DRAINING AND FILLING COOLING SYSTEM (BODY VIN CODE 6) or DRAINING AND FILLING COOLING SYSTEM (BODY VIN CODE 3) in Engine Cooling.
- Recover the refrigerant. Refer to REFRIGERANT RECOVERY AND RECHARGING .
- Remove the I/P carrier. Refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) CARRIER REPLACEMENT in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console.
- Reposition the heater hose clamps using J 43181.
- Disconnect the heater hoses from the heater core.
- Remove the retaining nut (3) from the accumulator (6) at the evaporator (1).
- Disconnect the accumulator (6) from the evaporator (1).
- Disconnect the evaporator tube (4) from the evaporator (1).
- Disconnect all of the electrical connectors to the HVAC module assembly.
- Remove the HVAC module assembly.