Liberty Sport 2WD L4-2.4L VIN 1 (2002)
Housing Assembly HVAC: Removal and Replacement
REMOVAL
WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY
STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. DISCONNECT
AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY NEGATIVE (GROUND) CABLE, THEN WAIT TWO MINUTES FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM
CAPACITOR TO DISCHARGE BEFORE PERFORMING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURE WAY TO
DISABLE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle. Refer to: Body and Frame, Interior Trim, Dashboard/Instrument Panel, Service and Repair,
Instrument Panel Assembly Replacement, See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Dashboard / Instrument Panel/Service and
Repair/Instrument Panel Assembly
3. If the vehicle is not equipped with air conditioning, go to Step 6. If the vehicle is equipped with air conditioning, recover the refrigerant from the
refrigerant system. Refer to Heating and Air Conditioning/Service and Repair/Procedures See: Service and Repair
Fig.5 HVAC Case Assembly
4. Disconnect the liquid line refrigerant line fitting from the evaporator inlet tube. Refer to Hose/Line HVAC/Service and Repair/Procedures See:
Hose/Line HVAC/Service and Repair
5. Disconnect the accumulator inlet tube refrigerant line fitting from the evaporator outlet tube. Refer to Hose/Line HVAC/Service and
Repair/Procedures See: Hose/Line HVAC/Service and Repair. Install plugs in, or tape over all of the opened refrigerant line fittings.
6. Drain the engine cooling system.
7. Disconnect the heater hoses from the heater core tubes. Install plugs in, or tape over the opened heater core tubes.
8. Unplug the HVAC system vacuum supply line connector from the engine side harness.
9. Remove the nuts from the HVAC housing mounting studs.
10. Remove the HVAC housing from inside the vehicle taking care not to allow any remaining coolant to drain on the vehicles interior.
