Receiver Dryer: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure




1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Recover the refrigerant. Refer to "Discharging, Adding Oil. Evacuating, and Charging Procedures for A/C System".
3. Remove the high pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block nuts.
4. Loosen the bolt securing the receiver-dryer band clamp.
5. Remove the two high pressure pipes from the top of the receiver-dryer.
6. Remove the receiver-dryer.
7. Cap the open connections to prevent contamination.
8. Drain the oil from the receiver-dryer into a container. Measure the amount of oil drained from the receiver/dryer. Discard this used oil.

Installation Procedure






IMPORTANT: Do not uncap the new unit until just prior to installation.

1. Add oil to the new receiver-dryer. Use the exact amount of oil that was drained from the receiver-dryer.
2. Install new O-rings onto the high pressure pipes before installing them into the receiver-dryer.
3. Install the receiver-dryer into the clamp position.
4. Install the high pressure pipes into the receiver-dryer.
5. Install the high pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block nuts.

Tighten
Tighten the high pressure pipe-to-receiver-dryer connecting block nuts to 14 N.m (10 lb-ft).

6. Install the band clamp bolt.

Tighten
Tighten the band clamp bolt to 5 N.m (44 lb-in).

7. Connect the negative battery cable.
8. Evacuate and recharge the A/C system. Refer to "Discharging, Adding Oil, Evacuating, and Charging Procedures for A/C System".