Dryer/accumulator install

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Jul 2, 2005 | 10:15 AM

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Dryer/accumulator install

anyone Know how to install one...do i need special clips,,new hoses to do this? i'm gonna put in the new compressor tomorrow and that looks easy enough, but the dryer looks kinda tough..lol... i dont SEE how to get it off or on.....
i will check this post all day, but if you want...e-mail me

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Jul 2, 2005 | 12:14 PM

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From: The hills of No. Calif.

I guess that would depend a lot on the vehicle you have. Year/model?
Some accumulators come with hoses built in. Do you have a spring-clip tool? You will almost certainly need one when working on pretty much any modern Ford A/C system. -TD

Jul 3, 2005 | 11:25 AM

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It's a 93' explorer and the new dryer i got does'nt have new hoses.....but i dont see ant clips for hoses..looks pressed on or something..hmmmm

Jul 3, 2005 | 11:49 AM

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It should be spring-locks then, I don't think Ford used anything but spring-locks or threaded fittings. You need one of these:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/brandspl...6-kd-3290.html

but you can get it way cheaper than that, I think I paid about 8 bucks at Napa.

Here's another look, this one has a few diagrams showing how they work, it's the same for the fuel line disconnect and that pic is the clearest one:

http://www.mytoolstore.com/kd/kdengi04.html

-TD

Last edited by TigerDan; Jul 3, 2005 at 11:54 AM.