NOTE: The
air line connection on the rear air spring solenoid uses this same
type fitting.
- Now go beneath the car and find the three (3) small bolts
with hex head nuts. These will be in the pattern of the holes
in the bracket shown in right photo. Remove these nuts and
then lift the compressor unit from the car. Not shown in
the photos above is an external mounting bracket that has
to be removed from old unit and installed on the replacement
compressor. Rubber grommets fit in the compressor’s
mounting brackets.
- Remove the external mounting bracket from the compressor
unit by pulling the 3 screw studs out of the grommets.
INSTALLING THE NEW COMPRESSOR
- Remove the grommets and install in the new compressor and
then reverse steps to install the external bracket.
- Remove the small red/orange ring from the old air dryer
and place on the new dryer. I didn’t know to do this
on mine but it turns out it is really not necessary. It only
aids in pushing in on the brass fitting.
- Reverse all steps to install the new unit back into the
car and reinstall washer fluid bottle and air cleaner. Don’t
forget the connections to the bottle and air cleaner.
Congratulations - you're finished!
