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Removing and installing evaporator
Removing and installing evaporator
–  Remove heater and air conditioning unit -VX1- → Chapter.
–  Dismantling heater and air conditioning unit -VX1-, vehicles with Climatronic → Chapter, vehicles with Climatic → Chapter.
   
–  Dismantling evaporator housing → Chapter.
–  Pull evaporator -A- out of lower part of evaporator housing.
  Note
t  Before inserting evaporator, check condensate drain and clean if necessary.
t  Before inserting, clean evaporator housing and, if necessary, evaporator.
–  When inserting evaporator -A- in lower part of evaporator housing and when assembling both parts of housing, ensure that seal -F- is not damaged.
  A87-0715
–  Before inserting evaporator, examine seal -F- (must be bonded all around).
–  Place bracket -C- and seal/insulation -B- on connecting pipes of evaporator -D- and -E-.
–  Insert evaporator -A- in lower part of evaporator housing as shown in illustration.
  Note
t  After assembling parts of evaporator housing, check for proper seating of seal/insulation -B- at opening for both refrigerant lines -D- and -E-.
t  Check seating of bracket -C- on both refrigerant lines -D- and -E- is correct.
t  If heat insulation -B- is missing or improperly installed, it may lead to reduced performance of the air conditioning system (due to changes in the set mapped values of the expansion valve through heat radiation).
  A87-0715

Renewing refrigerant circuit components > < Assembling