A/C Condenser

[ion] C2 · 09-21-2009, 10:28 AM

What holds it on? I want to remove mine but can't really tell how to disconnect it.

Cliff8928 · 09-21-2009, 12:16 PM

two screws into the radiator, then it lifts up and out of the retaining hooks at the bottom.

A57 · 09-23-2009, 10:54 PM

yep cliff is right there are to bolts that hold the rad and a/c conds.

remove the lines and remove the cond, then reinstall the rad...

Atmosphere · 09-23-2009, 11:04 PM

Has anyone ever had an issue with the condenser dumping out right under the driver side dash?

I've been told that it's possible for something to get into the line and block it up, but so far I haven't been able to get it in to get checked out. My carpet is starting to get wet...

bkathsalero · 09-23-2009, 11:09 PM

sounds like you a/c waste water line is plugged

[ion] C2 · 09-23-2009, 11:14 PM

So I can take the condenser off without taking off the radiator right? I just want to disconnect or cut the lines and rip this damn thing out of the way of my radiator lol.

jayson_waltz · 09-24-2009, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Atmosphere

Has anyone ever had an issue with the condenser dumping out right under the driver side dash?

I've been told that it's possible for something to get into the line and block it up, but so far I haven't been able to get it in to get checked out. My carpet is starting to get wet...

the drain line is plugged. take an air hose and blow it out. a very common problem, well at least on fords it is. never heard about it on here before.

ion: if talking the condenser mounted to the rad, yea the rad is gonna have to come out to remove it.

A57 · 09-24-2009, 12:56 PM

hey ion, if u like come over to my house ur less than 1 min from my house stop in bring tool's if u like, and u can rip it off.. And get back on the road...

Vic28 · 10-11-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by [ion] C2

So I can take the condenser off without taking off the radiator right? I just want to disconnect or cut the lines and rip this damn thing out of the way of my radiator lol.

Just wanted to know if you actually had to take the radiator off? Thinking you already did it by the date lol.

[ion] C2 · 10-11-2009, 08:30 PM

Didn't do it yet, been insanely busy, but I doubt I have to take the radiator off. Maybe if I cared about cutting the A/C lines I would, but I'm just going to cut this bitch off when I get a chance haha.

[ion] C2 · 04-17-2011, 07:48 PM

Did it today, lol. A tad late.

Four 7mm screws hold the condenser to two brackets (one on each side) to the radiator. The brackets are held to the radiator by a 13mm bolt. The A/C lines are unbolted from each other via a 13mm bolt or nut. The upper A/C line is held in place to the radiator by a 7mm tie down strap on the passenger side top of the end tank.

I don't see any way you can remove or install the condenser with the radiator in-place without damaging a component on the a/c system. I didn't care so the radiator remained installed. For the top a/c line I cut the end of it off and then bent it all over to get around the radiator.

At first I didn't remove the bracketry to the condenser, I simply unscrewed the 4 screws that hold the condenser to the bracket. However, this implies the ability to slide the condenser straight down. You can't, because the top a/c line curves around and is blocked by the bracket on the passenger side, and the plastic stuff on the radiator. So what I did was find a way to jam the condenser as far as possible to the driver's side, and then pop it out of the bracket on the passenger side. But this still left the driver's side jammed, and the passenger side still had the metal a/c line caught on the bracket.

You can access the passenger side 13mm bracket bolt through the front very easily with a u-joint. I removed my bumper and took that bolt out, then I could reasonably wiggle the condenser out and yank it off.