Finally got around to starting this today. I've got all the Belts/Hoses off, and wanting to pull the radiator to clean it as there's a lot of WASP Dirt nest stuck to it that I just saw. I've got all the hoses off, both bolts out, and something it holding it to the AC Condenser Assembly. Anyone pulled this before?
2015: Coolant Pipes; WP; Tstat; Hoses Replacement (and Radiator R&R)
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jlglr4
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I haven’t pulled it, but looking quickly at the manual, it does appear that the ac lines run through a piece of the radiator assembly and need to be disconnected. The procedure for removing the radiator also refers to the ac evacution and charging procedure, suggesting that the ac lines need to be disconnected. You might consider another way to clean some of that junk out rather than discharging and recharging the ac system.
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Thank you. Yeah I saw the same thing. after looking thru the manual tonight. I’ll prob just evacuate and charge the AC. I need to clean it all up and I’d rather just deal with it now while I am replacing all the coolant hoses. It must of sat a lot before bought it, as there’s 4-5 nest attached to the radiator as well as a ton of leaves and gunk in there.
After talking to a friend, and at his recommendation, after removing all radiator hoses, and the two large bolts that secure it to the Frame, and the two small sheet metal screws that attach it to a cowl, I was able to lift the complete assembly up and move it to a position that allowed me to easily remove the sheet metal screws from the front that hold the condenser assy to the radiator to free it up and remove. I think there were 6 at the front that I had to remove. Radiator requires some moving around and tilting pass side up and it will come out at an angle. There is also a Christmas tree vacuum line support about 3/4 way down on pass side that I had to pull out as the radiator side was hitting it. Very tight coming out but it will come if you are patient and watch all the lower corners.
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