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Replacement





REMOVAL

1. Run engine at idle with air conditioning on for 10 minutes.
2. Disconnect negative cable from battery.
3. Disconnect clutch lead wire from wiring harness.
4. Recover refrigerant from refrigeration system.
5. Disconnect two flexible hoses from compressor service valves. Cap the open fitting immediately to keep moisture out of the system.
6. Remove compressor.
a. Loosen the drive belt.
b. Remove the compressor mounting bolts and the compressor.

INSTALLATION

1. Install compressor with mounting bolts.
2. Install drive belt.
a. Install the drive belt to the pulley.
b. Tighten the belt with the adjusting bolts.
c. Using a belt tension gauge, check the drive belt tension.
Belt tension gauge:
Nippondenso BTG-20 (95506-00020)
Borroughs No. BT-33-73F
Drive belt tension:
New belts 125 +/- 25 lb
Used belts 80 +/- 20 lb

NOTE:
- "New belt" refers to a belt which has been used less than 5 minutes on a running engine.
- "Used belt" refers to a belt which has been used on a running engine for 5 minutes or more.

3. Connect two flexible hoses to compressor service valves.
Torque:
Discharge line 22 Nm (16 ft-lb)
Suction line 32 Nm (24 ft-lb)
4. Connect clutch lead wire to wiring harness.
5. Connect negative cable to battery.
6. Evacuate and charge air conditioning system.