Charge Air Cooler

Removing 

-- Bring the lock carrier into service position Description and Operation .

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

Fig 1: Identifying Air Cooler Lower Mounting Bolts

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-- Disconnect all the electrical connections, which lead to the lock carrier and the components on the lock carrier.

-- Pull the and support the condenser, charge air cooler and radiator with radiator fan off the lock carrier and support them.

-- Remove the bracket from the charge air cooler.

-- With a second technician, remove the guide pins T10093 from the longitudinal members and carefully remove the lock carrier -1-. While do this, make sure that all the connections are disconnected.

Fig 2: Identifying Guide Pins T10093 And Lock Carrier -1-

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-- Remove bolts -arrows- from radiator.

Fig 3: Identifying guide pins T10093

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-- Remove the radiator from the charge air cooler and support it.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

Fig 4: Identifying Bolts To Condenser

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-- Remove the condenser from the charge air cooler and support it.

-- Separate the condenser and the radiator from each other and remove the charge air cooler.

Installing 

Installation is performed in reverse order. When doing this note the following:

-- With a second technician, install the lock carrier -1-. While doing this, install the guide pins T10093 into the longitudinal member.

Fig 5: Identifying Guide Pins T10093 And Lock Carrier -1-

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Tightening Specifications