A/C COMP TORQUE SPECS

[ivy]

Still working on that comp. Autozone sent wrong condenser TWICE! Coming down to the wire on it now. Anyone know where I can get torque specs. My haynes doesn’t go into A/C’s. Called tech support (compressor works). Can’t believe how little he knew. No help. I need the torque for high and low hoses to comp. And torque for mounting bolts to comp bracket. That should get me home! Thanks for any help.

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[Andrew Phillips]

According to the factory service manual, page MTC-66, the line fittings at the condenser have the following torques: The top fitting is 9-12 ft. lbs, the one beneath is 87-174 in. lbs.

On page MTC-67, the compressor mounting bolts are listed at 33-44 ft. lbs.

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[EricTheCarGuy]

That sounds about right. I honestly don’t know the specs. If you’re concerned about over-tightning and you can’t get your torque wrench into position. BTW extensions change the torque readings. I’d use a 1/4″ tool. That way you don’t have as much leverage and decrease the risk of over-torquing.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[ivy]

Hi CAP 269

Thanks for the info. I read your post over several times and realized where you got that info from. As I said, I’m new at posting. How did you go right to MTC pages? I don’t believe they post info like that!

[Andrew Phillips]

[quote=”ivy” post=143146]How did you go right to MTC pages? I don’t believe they post info like that![/quote]
I have a copy of the FSM in PDF form, navigated to the page, took a screen shot, opened the screen shot in an image editor, cropped and resized, saved as a graphic image, and added it to my post.

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