A/C Removal Need help please
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A/C Removal Need help please Hey guys I was wondering if one of you guys could tell me how to remove my A/C system. Things like how do I get thr freon out of the system? All the stuff I can take out for weight reduction? If I have to plug any lines off after removing the system? This is all coming out of a 1999 Camaro SS. Thanks for your help. And would just like to say you guys do great work on here for helping people out 
Dan
Dan
The AC is a simple bolt off. First, take a rag and cover the pressure valve due to the air being COLD. Depressurize the system by stabbing the vavle on the metal canister by the battery and keep relieving pressure until it's all out. From there, everythings 13mm, 18, and 19mm sockets. Simple removal. You'll also eliminate your AC accessory belt form behind your main drive belt.
There really isnt much to it. To discharge the freon just release the set plumbing line set screw very very slowly from your condensor(upper or lower). Let it bleed out over a period of time on its own. When that is done you will be able to freely remove all the hardware from the system. Your condensor, can, plumbing and compressor. It all goes pretty easy. But be warned. One day when you go to put it all back you are going to have aluminum dust all in the system from where it broke down due to moisture. The only way to save the parts back up in your dash, is to pull a vacume and cap with a + vacume pull. If you are going to keep your a/c parts to reinstall when you sell the car, they will go to **** as well if steps arent taken to relieve and prevent moisture from decaying the internals. These are things I have come to live with, and guess I am just going to keep the car untire one of us dies.
Brandon
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DO NOT LET THE FREON OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! What the hell you people thinkin! This is bad for the Ozone, I hate getting sunburned! Go to ANY CERTIFIED shop and they will will recover it with an EPA approved racovery machine for free, freon costs big money, It can be resold! If you were local, I would do it for you, I am certified. This is also against the law. It's your call, but it would be the "good" thing to do.
Originally Posted by nitrorocket
DO NOT LET THE FREON OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! What the hell you people thinkin! This is bad for the Ozone, I hate getting sunburned! Go to ANY CERTIFIED shop and they will will recover it with an EPA approved racovery machine for free, freon costs big money, It can be resold! If you were local, I would do it for you, I am certified. This is also against the law. It's your call, but it would be the "good" thing to do.
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Thanks for the help Xfactor_pitbulls and Dear John, so ther is nothing that needs to be plugged up, just unbolt all of the hardware and remove the A/C stuff. Also is the A/C condenser hard to take out?
Also I didn't me to start a fight in here about the O-Zone crap but I don't think the amount of freon in my A/C system is going to hurt anything.
Dan
Also I didn't me to start a fight in here about the O-Zone crap but I don't think the amount of freon in my A/C system is going to hurt anything.
Dan
Originally Posted by ONGRNGO
Thanks for the help Xfactor_pitbulls and Dear John, so ther is nothing that needs to be plugged up, just unbolt all of the hardware and remove the A/C stuff. Also is the A/C condenser hard to take out?
Dan
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I was looking under the hood yesterday pondering AC removal as well. It looked to me like the ac was driven by the main serpantine belt...
But you guys are saying that the ac belt has another pulley that I can just remove? I just leave the main accessory belt in place?
But you guys are saying that the ac belt has another pulley that I can just remove? I just leave the main accessory belt in place?
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Originally Posted by black_knight
I was looking under the hood yesterday pondering AC removal as well. It looked to me like the ac was driven by the main serpantine belt...
But you guys are saying that the ac belt has another pulley that I can just remove? I just leave the main accessory belt in place?
But you guys are saying that the ac belt has another pulley that I can just remove? I just leave the main accessory belt in place?
Yeah the AC belt is driven on a seperate pulley with the compressor. Just look under your car and you will see a seperate belt for the AC and you will see the compressor. Goodluck.
Originally Posted by nitrorocket
DO NOT LET THE FREON OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! What the hell you people thinkin! This is bad for the Ozone, I hate getting sunburned! Go to ANY CERTIFIED shop and they will will recover it with an EPA approved racovery machine for free, freon costs big money, It can be resold! If you were local, I would do it for you, I am certified. This is also against the law. It's your call, but it would be the "good" thing to do.
Last time I checked, 1993 was the last year F-bodies got Freon (R12). 
R134a is known as the "ozone-friendly" refrigerant.
I don't condone venting to atmosphere... but the connections do get cold, and it can spray oil everywhere.
R134a is known as the "ozone-friendly" refrigerant.
I don't condone venting to atmosphere... but the connections do get cold, and it can spray oil everywhere.
LOL, I was pretty sure that nobody had freon anymore, but I wasn't going to say anything. So calm down enviro-man... nobody's threatening your environment.
Seriously, though, vent it in an open area so you don't breathe it in...
Seriously, though, vent it in an open area so you don't breathe it in...
Originally Posted by ONGRNGO
Well the A/C system is out!! And wow does it look a lot cleaner under the hood with out all the A/C stuff 
Dan
Dan
Originally Posted by PunkNPonys
Just out of curosity do you daily drive the car? I am thinking about pulling mine too but i cant decide because i daily drive my car. But then again i never use my AC.
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Originally Posted by PunkNPonys
Just out of curosity do you daily drive the car? I am thinking about pulling mine too but i cant decide because i daily drive my car. But then again i never use my AC.
No this is not a daily driver as far as to work and what not, but it does see a lot of street time, I just never use it so I figure why not take it out.
Dan
