Disassembly

HEATING / AIR CONDITIONING: AIR CONDITIONING UNIT: DISASSEMBLY; 2013 MY FR-S [03/2012 -]

1. REMOVE NO. 1 AIR CONDITIONING RADIATOR DAMPER SERVO SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 2 screws and No. 1 air conditioning radiator damper servo sub-assembly.

2. REMOVE HEATER COVER

(a) Remove the 3 screws and heater cover.

3. REMOVE HEATER RADIATOR UNIT SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the screw and the clamp.

(b) Remove the heater radiator unit sub-assembly as shown in the illustration.

4. REMOVE AIR FILTER CASE

(a) Disengage the 2 claws and remove the air filter case.

5. REMOVE CLEAN AIR FILTER

(a) Remove the clean air filter as shown in the illustration.

6. REMOVE COOLING UNIT CASE

(a) Remove the 2 screws.

(b) Disengage the 4 claws and remove the cooling unit case.

7. REMOVE COOLER EXPANSION VALVE

(a) Remove the gasket.

(b) Using a 4 mm hexagon socket wrench, remove the 2 hexagon bolts and cooler expansion valve.

8. REMOVE COVER

(a) Remove the 3 screws.

(b) Disengage the 2 claws and remove the cover.

9. REMOVE NO. 1 COOLER UNIT DRAIN HOSE

(a) Remove the No. 1 cooler unit drain hose.

10. REMOVE NO. 1 AIR DUCT SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 2 screws and remove the No. 1 air duct sub-assembly.

11. REMOVE BLOWER MOTOR WITH FAN SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 3 screws and remove the blower motor with fan sub-assembly.

12. REMOVE NO. 2 AIR DUCT SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 3 screws and remove the No. 2 air duct sub-assembly.

13. REMOVE AIR INLET DAMPER CONTROL CABLE SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Disengage the 3 claws and remove the air inlet damper control cable sub-assembly.

NOTICE:
Hold the control cable and remove the drive gear on the unit side slowly, without pulling it.

14. REMOVE HEATER CONTROL CABLE SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Disengage the 3 claws and remove the heater control cable sub-assembly.

NOTICE:
Hold the control cable and remove the drive gear on the unit side slowly, without pulling it.

15. REMOVE COOLING UNIT CASE SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Disengage the clamp.

(b) Remove the 7 screws.

(c) Disengage the 2 claws and remove the cooling unit case sub-assembly.

16. REMOVE NO. 1 COOLER EVAPORATOR SUB-ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the No. 1 cooler evaporator sub-assembly with evaporator pipe as a unit.

17. REMOVE NO. 1 COOLER THERMISTOR

(a) Remove the No. 1 cooler thermistor.

18. REMOVE AIR CONDITIONER TUBE ASSEMBLY

(a) Using a 4 mm hexagon socket wrench, remove the 2 hexagon bolts and air conditioner tube assembly.

19. REMOVE BLOWER RESISTOR

(a) Remove the 2 screws and remove the blower resistor.

20. REMOVE COOLER BLOWER CASE

(a) Remove the 4 screws and disengage the 2 claws.

(b) Remove the cooler blower case from the lower heater case.

21. REMOVE COOLER UNIT CASE PACKING

(a) Remove the cooler unit case packing.

22. REMOVE COVER PLATE

(a) Remove the cover plate.