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Fixed Orifice Tube: Removal

  1. Disconnect battery. Discharge A/C system, using approved refrigerant recovery/recycling equipment. Disconnect refrigerant line from evaporator core. Cap line to protect against dirt and moisture entering system.
  2. Pour a small amount of clean refrigerant oil into evaporator core inlet tube to lubricate evaporator tube and fixed orifice tube "O" rings. Engage Fixed Orifice Tube Remover/Installer (T83L-19990-A) with 2 tangs on orifice tube. See Figure.
  3. Hold "T" handle on remover, and run remover nut down against evaporator core tube until A/C evaporator orifice is pulled from evaporator core tube. See Figure.