V5 Compressor - General Description

Vehicles using the V5 compressor may have differences between installations in the mounting brackets, the drive Systems, the pulleys, the connections, and the system capacities. Basic overhaul procedures are similar between the compressors used on different vehicles.
When servicing the compressor, keep dirt and foreign material from getting on or into the compressor parts and the system. Clean tools and a clean work area are important for proper service. The compressor connections and the outside of the compressor should be cleaned before performance of any on-vehicle repairs and before the removal of the compressor. The parts must be kept clean at all times and any parts that are to be reassembled should be cleaned with trichloroethane, naphtha, stoddard solvent, kerosene or equivalent solvents and dried with dry air. Use only lint4ree cloths to wipe the parts.
The operations described are based on bench overhaul with the compressor removed from the vehicle, except as noted. They have been prepared in the order of accessibility of the components. When a compressor is removed from the vehicle for servicing, the amount of oil remaining in the compressor should be drained, measured and recorded. This oil should then be discarded and new polyalkalene glycol (PAG) refrigerant oil added to the compressor.

IMPORTANT: The oil drain plug must be removed and the oil drained through the plug opening to ensure complete draining of oil from the compressor.