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Originally Posted by Kennysmoke
I need to swap my AC compressor, condenser and drier after my compressor seized last year and snapped the drive belt. Unfortunately my Runner is my only running vehicle right now and my time to work on it is very limited due to full time work schedule. I was wondering if I could change out the condenser and drier in the evening one night this week and do the compressor on the weekend then get it it vac tested for leaks and filled? Or do I need to do all the work in one shot?
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I think you got all the answer already.
I just did the entire thing this weekend. If your reasonably skilled and have everything on hand you can do the tear down and re-install in about 4-6 hours.
I pulled everything out and then started with the evap core and worked my way forward. The last thing I did was the drier.
I borrowed a vac setup from a friend and then pulled a vacuum right away, so the drier was only open for maybe 2-3 mins. after 30 mins on vac I closed the manifolds and let it sit overnight... checked it first thing and re-pulled with the pump just to make sure it had zero leaks.
getting it re-charged tomorrow morning on a machine.
I could have charged it but... I just want to know it's setup correctly. robots can do a better job than me.
as long as you pulled a vac each time you replaced a part of it, honestly I can't see why you can't do it piece by piece but... I think I would want to pull a vac on it after each part and then for sure drier last.