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AIR CONDITIONER — Head cover

G-59prose procedure

Head cover

  1. 1
    Replace the head cover packing with new ones. Apply compressor oil to the new head cover packing and assemble them. Make sure the top side of the gasket faces upward.
    Line drawing of the A/C compressor head cover area with a hand holding the cover. Leader lines label HEAD COVER (upper) and HEAD COVER PACKING (lower). An inset cross-section at the bottom shows the hatched packing/gasket orientation indicating the top side faces upward.
  2. 2
    Carefully install the head cover on the A/C compressor. Tighten socket head bolts A, and then tighten bolts B in a diagonal manner.
    Line drawing of the A/C compressor with the head cover removed, showing the bolt pattern. Callout B (circled) marks the socket head bolts and callout A (circled) marks the bolts to be tightened in a diagonal manner.
Asocket head bolts
9.81N·m {100 kgf·cm, 86.8 in·lbf}
Bhead cover bolts, diagonal pattern
9.81N·m {100 kgf·cm, 86.8 in·lbf}
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