shadow460
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I have a 1998 Expedition and the AC compressor seal has blown out. There were two loud pops from the right side of the truck, kinda underneath, and it blew this musty smelling fluorescent green oily stuff all over the tie rod, stabilizer, and the compressor.
I know how to get the compressor loose from the engine and how to safely recover the refrigerant and unhook the lines. The problem is that there's this little bitty opening between the frame and the tie rod right below the compressor, and I can't see for the life of me how the compressor is going to fit through it. The Haynes book says to remove a shield from the fan in order to access the compressor, but I don't see where the mounting bolts are.
I don't want to get the A/C lines off and then realize I can't get the old compressor out, and I don't want to be forced into leaving the A/C system open for more than 15 minutes.
If it weren't for all the stuff in the way, this would be as easy for me as changing the alternator. Got any ideas? I certainly don't fancy paying $750 for a shop to do something so similar to what I do every single day at work.
I know how to get the compressor loose from the engine and how to safely recover the refrigerant and unhook the lines. The problem is that there's this little bitty opening between the frame and the tie rod right below the compressor, and I can't see for the life of me how the compressor is going to fit through it. The Haynes book says to remove a shield from the fan in order to access the compressor, but I don't see where the mounting bolts are.
I don't want to get the A/C lines off and then realize I can't get the old compressor out, and I don't want to be forced into leaving the A/C system open for more than 15 minutes.
If it weren't for all the stuff in the way, this would be as easy for me as changing the alternator. Got any ideas? I certainly don't fancy paying $750 for a shop to do something so similar to what I do every single day at work.