Installing Evaporator
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WARNING:
Refrigerant
- Danger of freezing
→ Avoid contact with refrigerant.
→ Wear personal protective gear.
→ Observe the safety regulations for working on air-conditioned vehicles and handling refrigerant.
→ Observe the safety regulations for extraction and filling systems.
→ Observe the instructions for repairing air-conditioning systems and storing spare parts.
Information
Before re-installing the component, check the O-rings of the refrigerant lines for damage and replace them if necessary.
Coat the O-rings on the refrigerant lines with refrigerant oil.
Close off all refrigerant lines and connections using suitable stoppers during removal.
Do not open the stoppers for the lines and connections until shortly before installation.
- Installation is performed in reverse order. Pay particular attention to the following:
- 1.1 Tighten screws on refrigerant lines to > Tightening torque 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)
- 1.2 Tighten screws securing evaporator to holder to > Tightening torque 8 Nm (6 ftlb.)
- 1.3 Tighten screws securing evaporator holder to body to > Tightening torque 9 Nm (6.5 ftlb.)
- 1.4 Tighten nuts securing evaporator holder to body to > Tightening torque 3.5 Nm (2.5 ftlb.)