Removal

5.7L ENGINE

WARNING: Refer to the applicable warnings and cautions for this system before performing the following operation. Failure to follow the warnings and cautions could result in possible personal injury or death.

NOTE: The A/C compressor may be removed and repositioned without disconnecting the refrigerant lines or discharging the refrigerant system. Discharging is not necessary if servicing the compressor clutch, clutch coil, engine, engine cylinder head or the generator.




1. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.

2. Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant system.

3. Remove the accessory drive belt.

4. Disconnect the wire harness connector from the clutch field coil connector on top of the A/C compressor (6) and the A/C pressure transducer (8) on the A/C discharge line (1).

5. Remove the nuts (4 and 7) that secure the A/C discharge line and the A/C suction line (5) to the A/C compressor.

6. Disconnect the refrigerant lines from the A/C compressor and remove and discard the O-rings and dual plane seals.

7. Install plugs in, or tape over all of the opened refrigerant line fittings and the compressor ports.




8. Remove the generator support bracket from the front of the engine.

9. Remove the three bolts (1 and 3) that secure the A/C compressor (2) to the mounting bracket (4).

10. Remove the A/C compressor from the engine compartment.