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A/C Compressor

WARNING: Review safety precautions and warnings in this part before performing this procedure. See Heating and Air Conditioning/Plumbing - Warning  and Heating and Air Conditioning/Plumbing - Caution . Failure to follow these instructions may result in possible serious or fatal injury.
Fig 1: A/C Compressor Refrigerant Lines - Typical
GC0116563Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
  1. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
  2. Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant system. See Heating and Air Conditioning/Plumbing - Standard Procedure .
    WARNING: Do not open the radiator drain with the engine cooling system hot and under pressure. Failure to follow this warning may result in serious or fatal injury.
  3. Partially drain the engine cooling system. Refer to Cooling - Standard Procedure .
  4. Disconnect the upper radiator hose from the radiator.
    NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the hood latch from the upper radiator support for A/C compressor service.
  5. Remove the upper radiator support and position it out of the way. Refer to Body/Exterior/CROSSMEMBER, Radiator - Removal .
  6. Remove the accessory drive belt (7). Refer to Cooling/Accessory Drive/BELT, Serpentine - Removal .
  7. Position the engine cooling module forward to gain access to the A/C discharge line (1) and the A/C suction line (5).
  8. Remove the bolts (2 and 4) that secure the A/C suction line and the A/C discharge line to the A/C compressor (3).
  9. Disconnect the A/C suction and discharge lines from the A/C compressor and remove and discard the O-ring seals.
    Fig 2: A/C Compressor - Typical
    GC0116564Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
  10. Raise and support the vehicle.
  11. If equipped with a diesel engine, remove the turbocharger to charge air cooler hose to gain access to the A/C compressor (6). Refer to Engine/Turbocharger System/LINES and HOSES, Turbocharger - Removal .
  12. Disconnect the engine wire harness connectors from the A/C clutch coil connector (1) and the A/C high pressure switch (4) (if equipped).
  13. Support the A/C compressor and remove the four bolts (5) that secure the compressor to the mounting bracket (7).
  14. Remove the A/C compressor from the engine compartment.
  15. Install plugs in, or tape over the opened refrigerant line fittings and the compressor ports (2 and 3).
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