Resealing a 5K A/C Compressor

[Avi Meron]

Yes, pretty much.
Good luck on it just be gentle and careful, and you shouldn't have any
problem!
Take care,
Avi
www.ultranator.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Ritchie [mailto:critchie1 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 4:49 PM
To: avim at pacbell.net
Subject: RE: Resealing a 5K A/C Compressor

Is that all there is?  Just four "O" rings seal the manifold to the
compressor?  I thought there was special kind of gasket that sealed that
sealed the manifold to the compressor.

Thank you for your reply.  I was going to take the compressor out to do
this.  You've saved me that.  With the way I work, that's probably the
better part of a day.



>From: Avi Meron <avim at pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: avim at pacbell.net
>To: Christopher Ritchie <critchie1 at hotmail.com>
>CC: Quattro <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: Resealing a 5K A/C Compressor
>Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:21:05 -0700
>
>OK, how about this:
>
>
>1. Remove the refrigerant out of you system
>2. Remove the lines that connect to the MFLD
>3. Remove the manifold
>4. Install new O-rings, preferably the green kind, don't forget to OIL the
>rings!
>5. Reinstall the MFLD
>6. Install new O-rings on the lines, don't forget to oil the rings!
>7. Reinstall the lines
>
>Charge the system, preferably with also a charge of oil!
>
>That is pretty much it! You can do it on the car, Please note a rebuilt
>compressor (usually( does not come with a new MFLD!
>
>Anymore questions?
>
>Let me know,
>
>Avi
>www.ultranator.com
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
>Behalf Of Christopher Ritchie
>Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 9:15 AM
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Cc: avim at pacbell.net
>Subject: Resealing a 5K A/C Compressor
>
>Avi wrote that he had resealed 5K compressors and that it was not too
>difficult.  I would appreciate any BTDTs on the procedure.
>
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