Evaporator Case: Service and Repair

AUXILIARY CLIMATE CONTROL HOUSING

Removal and Installation
1. Recover the refrigerant.
2. Remove the third row seat.







3. Carefully pull out where indicated on the RH shoulder safety belt guide cover and open.







4. Remove the RH shoulder safety belt guide.
1 Remove the nut.
2 Remove the shoulder safety belt guide.







5. Pull out to release the retaining clips and remove the upper RH C-pillar trim panel.
6. Position aside the RH quarter trim panel.
7. Remove the vehicle jack.







8. NOTE: The remaining three screws securing the heater core cover will be removed once the air conditioning and heater assembly is removed.

Remove five screws from the heater core cover.







9. Disconnect the electrical connectors and set the wiring assembly aside.







10. Remove the fasteners and remove the lower air duct.







11. CAUTION: Place protective caps over the open refrigerant lines to avoid contamination of the A/C system.

Disconnect the refrigerant lines.
- Discard the O-ring seals.







12. Disconnect the evaporator case drain hose.







13. Remove the bolts and position the air conditioning and heater assembly aside.







14. Remove the remaining three screws from the heater core cover and position aside the heater core.
15. Remove the air conditioning and heater assembly.

16. NOTE: Make sure to correctly assemble and seal the air conditioning and heater assembly to allow efficient operation of the auxiliary climate control system.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install new O-ring seals.
- Lubricate the refrigerant system with the correct amount of clean PAG oil.

17. Evacuate, leak test and charge the refrigerant system.