Removal (All Models)
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- Recover the refrigerant. See RECOVERY, EVACUATION & RECHARGING in GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES article in GENERAL SERVICING. Remove the grille. Remove the tie bar to radiator brace bolts. Access the bolts from the rear of the upper radiator support. See Fig 1.
- Remove the lower bolts from the hood latch support bracket. See Fig 2. Remove the compressor discharge hose assembly bolt from the condenser. Disconnect the compressor discharge hose assembly from the condenser. See Fig 3.
- Remove the evaporator tube nut from the condenser. Disconnect the evaporator tube from the condenser. See Fig 4.
- Remove the insulator retainer bolts and the upper insulator retainers. Remove the condenser from the vehicle. See Fig 5.