Remove the air conditioner evaporator if it is damaged or during repairs
To remove the evaporator, you need to bleed the refrigerant pressure from the air conditioning system.
Remove the heater, described in the article How to replace the heater Niva Chevrolet
After that:
Disconnect the wiring block from the additional fan resistor heater.
Disconnect the wire connector from the fan motor.
Use a screwdriver to unscrew the two screws securing the heater fan housing to the instrument panel crossbar
Separate the heater fan housing from the evaporator housing.
Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the screw securing the evaporator housing to the heater housing bracket
Unscrew the screw securing the evaporator housing to the instrument panel crossbar
Unscrew the screw securing the lower evaporator housing to the instrument panel crossbar.
Disconnect the evaporator and heater housings.
The evaporator housing is connected to the heater and fan housings through foam seals.
Removing foam rubber seal from the evaporator pipes
Removing the plastic bracket
Using a 5.5 mm socket, unscrew the seven bolts that connect the parts of the evaporator housing
Disconnect the parts of the evaporator housing
Using an 8 mm head, unscrew the two bolts securing the reducer to the evaporator.
The connections of the reducer to the evaporator and the reducer to the pipes are sealed with rubber rings.
Remove the pressure bar and carefully disconnect the inlet and outlet pipes of the evaporator
Disconnect the reducer
Assembly and installation are carried out in the reverse order.
Replace the sealing rings with new ones
