Dakota 4WD V8-318 5.2L Magnum (1995)
Housing Assembly HVAC: Service and Repair
Heater-A/C Housing Removal and Installation
The refrigerant system must be completely Discharged before proceeding with this operation.
1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Remove lower instrument panel module. Refer to: "Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators : Instrument Panel : Service and
Repair" See: Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators/Instrument Cluster / Carrier/Service and Repair
3. Remove the center air distribution duct.
4. Tape wiring harness up and out of the way.
5. Remove the antenna cable from the retaining clip at the right end of the heater A/C unit.
6. Disconnect heater blower lead wire and remove the terminal insulator retainer from heater A/C unit support brace.
7. Disconnect the defogger hoses from the adapter tee at the top of the heater A/C unit.
8. Disconnect vacuum harness connector from the heater A/C control pig tail and vacuum feed line from check valve.
9. Disconnect the temperature control cable flag retainer from heater A/C unit and remove self adjusting clip from blend-air-door crank.
10. Discharge refrigerant system and drain engine cooling system. Refer to: "Heating and Air Conditioning : Service and Repair" See: Service
and Repair
Refer to: "Engine, Cooling and Exhaust : Cooling System : Service and Repair" See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Cooling System/Service
and Repair
11. Disconnect refrigerant lines and remove the expansion valve. With plastic sheeting and tape cover the open ends of the refrigerant lines and
expansion valve to minimize refrigerant system contamination.
12. Disconnect the heater hoses and plug the heater core tubes to prevent spilling engine coolant into the interior of the vehicle.
13. Remove the condensate drain tube.
14. Remove 4 heater A/C unit attaching nuts from rear engine compartment dash panel.
15. Remove heater A/C unit support brace attaching screw and swing the support brace to the left out of the way.