Evaporator/Blower Motor Assembly - Rear
Evaporator/Blower Motor Assembly - RearRemove
1. Recover refrigerant from system.
WARNING: Wear eye and hand protection when disconnecting components containing refrigerant. Plug all exposed connections immediately.
2. Remove evaporator to alpine light duct.
3. Remove LH rear mud flap.
4. Clean area around low and high pressure air conditioning pipe unions, beneath rear wheel arch, to prevent any risk of dirt entering the system.
5. Loosen and disconnect high and low pressure air conditioning pipe unions beneath rear wheel arch.
6. Remove and discard 'O' rings from pipe unions.
CAUTION: Use 2 spanners when loosening or tightening air conditioning pipe unions.
CAUTION: Plug exposed connections immediately
7. Remove nut securing rear fold down seat mounting frame to wheel arch.
8. Remove 5 bolts securing rear fold down seat mounting frame.
NOTE: The rear fold down seat mounting frame retaining nut is located in the LH rear wheel arch.
9. Remove mounting frame.
10. Disconnect 2, main to rear air conditioning unit harness multiplugs.
11. Remove 3 bolts securing evaporator/blower motor assembly to body.
12. Release evaporator/blower motor assembly pipes from body grommets.
13. Remove evaporator/blower motor assembly.
Refit
14. Lubricate body grommets to aid fitment of evaporator/blower motor assembly pipe unions.
15. Fit evaporator/blower motor assembly, feed pipe unions through grommets and align to fittings.
16. Fit bolts securing evaporator/blower motor assembly to body and tighten to 25 Nm.
17. Connect, main to rear air conditioning unit, harness multiplugs.
18. Position and align rear fold down seat mounting frame to fittings, fit nut and bolts and tighten to 25 Nm.
19. Lubricate NEW 'O' rings with refrigerant oil, and fit to pipe unions.
20. Remove plugs, align unions, and tighten to;High pressure pipe: 14 Nm Low pressure pipe: 22 Nm
CAUTION: Use 2 spanners when loosening or tightening air conditioning pipe unions.
21. Fit LH rear mud flap.
22. Fit evaporator to alpine light duct.
23. Evacuate and recharge air conditioning system.