Climate Control Housing: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Ford F-150. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
- 1.
Recover the refrigerant. Refer to: Air Conditioning (A/C) System Recovery, Evacuation and Charging .
- 2.
Depower the SRS. Refer to: Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Depowering .
- 3.
Disconnect the PCM electrical connectors and detach the 4 wiring harness retainers. Remove the nut and the ground wiring harness and position aside the wiring harness.Torque
: 106 lb.in (12 Nm)
- 5.
Remove the thermostatic expansion valve manifold tube assembly bracket retainer.Torque
: 133 lb.in (15 Nm)
- 6.
Remove the thermostatic expansion valve manifold and tube assembly nut, position the thermostatic expansion valve manifold and tube assembly aside and discard the gasket seals.Torque
: 80 lb.in (9 Nm)
- 8.
Remove the instrument panel. Refer to: Instrument Panel .
- 9.
- Disconnect the blower motor control module electrical connector, detach the wiring harness retainers.
- Detach the retainer, position aside the antenna cable wire harness.
- 11.NOTE: For vehicles equipped with a rear footwell duct, the climate control housing must be carefully detached from the dash panel and then tilted toward the rear of the vehicle to detach it from the rear footwell duct connection.
Remove the climate control housing.