Tribute 2WD L4-2.5L (2009)
All vehicles
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. See See: Maintenance/Vehicle Lifting/Service and Repair/Lifting.
2. Recover the refrigerant. See See: Service and Repair/Discharging And Recovery.
3. Remove the front bumper cover. See See: Body and Frame/Bumper/Front Bumper/Front Bumper Cover / Fascia/Service and Repair.
4. Remove the 4 radiator bracket bolts.
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To install, tighten to 8 Nm {0.8 kgf-m, 71 in-lbf}.
5. Detach the RH and LH air deflectors from the radiator brackets.
6. Remove the 4 radiator bracket bolts.
7. Detach and remove the 2 radiator brackets.
8. Remove the condenser outlet and inlet fitting nuts and disconnect the fittings.
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Discard the O-ring seals and gasket seals.
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To install, tighten to 15 Nm {1.5 kgf-m, 133 in-lbf}.
2.5L or 3.0L vehicles with automatic transaxle
1. Release the 2 transmission cooler line clamps and disconnect the lines from the A/C condenser.
NOTE:The transmission cooler hose inlet (upper tube) attaches to the transmission outlet line (passenger side front of transmission). The transmission
cooler outlet (lower tube) attaches to the transmission inlet line (driver side of transmission).
All vehicles
1. Remove the 2 condenser bolts.
2. Remove the condenser core.
3. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
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Install new gasket seals and O-ring seals.
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Lubricate the refrigerant system with the correct amount of clean PAG oil. See See: Service and Repair/Refrigerant Oil Adding.
4. Evacuate, leak test and charge the refrigerant system. See See: Service and Repair/Air Conditioning (A/C) System Evacuation And Charging.