Important: Left-Hand Drive Shown, Right-Hand Drive Similar.

1. Remove the retaining nuts that secure the suction hose and the liquid evaporator pipe blocks at the bulkhead.



2. Remove the expansion valve bolts.
3. Remove the expansion valve.
4. Remove the O-rings from the evaporator lines.

1. Clean the O-ring surface areas of dirt or contamination.
2. Install the new O-rings on the evaporator lines.
3. Install a new expansion valve onto the evaporator lines.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.

4. Insert the expansion valve bolts through the expansion valve into the mount surface of the evaporator flange.

Tighten
Tighten the expansion valve bolts to 10 N·m (89 lb in).




5. Install the retaining nuts that secure the suction hose and the liquid evaporator pipe blocks at the bulkhead.

Tighten
Tighten the suction hose and the liquid evaporator pipe retaining nuts to 10 N·m (89 lb in).