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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2007 🢒 Vivant 🢒 HVAC 🢒 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning 🢒 Refrigerant Tubes Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Caution: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in the Preface section.


    Object Number: 1279850 Size: SH
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. Recover the refrigerant. Refer to Refrigerant Recovery and Recharging .
  3. Remove the air cleaner housing assembly.
  4. Remove the nut on the flange of the receiver-drier.
  5. Remove the O-ring and discard it.
  6. Remove the air conditioning (A/C) pressure sensor. Refer to Air Conditioning (A/C) Refrigerant Pressure Sensor Replacement .
  7. Remove the 2 nuts on the flange of the evaporator.
  8. Remove the O-ring and discard it.

    9. Object Number: 1279852 Size: SH
  9. Remove the bolt (1) and the nut (2) that secure the high pressure pipe.
  10. Remove the high pressure pipe, receiver-drier-to-evaporator.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 1279852 Size: SH
  1. Position the high pressure pipe, receiver-drier-to-evaporator, into the vehicle.
  2. Install the bolt (1) and the nut (2) that secure the high pressure pipe.

    3. Object Number: 1279850 Size: SH
  3. Install a new O-ring seal to the pipe at the evaporator flange.

    4. Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.

  4. Install the 2 nuts on the evaporator flange.

    5. Tighten
    Tighten the nuts to 14 N·m (10 lb ft).

  5. Install the A/C pressure sensor. Refer to Air Conditioning (A/C) Refrigerant Pressure Sensor Replacement .
  6. Install a new O-ring seal to the pipe at the receiver-drier.
  7. Install the nut on the receiver-drier flange.

    8. Tighten
    Tighten the nut to 14 N·m (10 lb ft).

  8. Install the air cleaner housing assembly.
  9. Evacuate and recharge the A/C system. Refer to Refrigerant Recovery and Recharging .
  10. Connect the negative battery cable.