Expansion Valve: Service and Repair
THERMOSTATIC EXPANSION VALVE
Removal and Installation
1. Recover the refrigerant. Service and Repair
2. Remove the 4 cross vehicle beam nuts and remove the beam.
- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).
3. Remove the thermostatic expansion valve (TXV) manifold bolt.
- Discard the O-ring seals.
- To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
4. Remove the 2 TXV bolts.
- To install, tighten to 8 Nm (71 lb-in).
5. Remove the TXV.
- Discard the O-ring seals.
6. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install new O-ring seals.
- Lubricate the refrigerant system with the correct amount of clean PAG oil. Service and Repair
7. Evacuate, leak test and charge the refrigerant system. Service and Repair Component Tests and General Diagnostics