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      08-23-2015, 10:22 AM   #16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maypo View Post
The driver side is cake. The passenger side will require removing the a/c lines at the compressor, because you can't fit the necessary socket and wrench head between the tensioner and the lines. I worked it for an hour, trying a variety of sockets, couplers, socket wrenches, etc. to no avail. There is probably a special tool for it. In any case, plan on depressurizing the a/c.

If the compressor was mounted half an inch lower, the entire job would take about 5 minutes.
Can one remove the belt, dismount the ac compressor and lower it a bit instead of depressurizing the ac system instead?
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