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Removal Procedure

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  1. Drain the engine coolant. Refer to Draining and Filling Cooling System (LL8) or Draining and Filling Cooling System (LM4) in Engine Cooling.
  2. Recover the refrigerant. Refer to Refrigerant Recovery and Recharging .
  3. Remove the instrument panel (I/P) carrier. Refer to Instrument Panel (I/P) Carrier Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console.
  4. Reposition the heater hose clamps using J 43181  . See Special Tools and Equipment .
  5. Disconnect the heater hoses from the heater core.
  6. Fig 1: Locating Evaporator Tube Components
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  7. Remove the retaining nut (3) from the accumulator (6) at the evaporator (1).
  8. Disconnect the accumulator (6) from the evaporator (1).
  9. Disconnect the evaporator tube (4) from the evaporator (1).
  10. Disconnect all of the electrical connectors to the HVAC module assembly.
  11. Remove the HVAC module assembly.