TM 9-4120-399-14
5-29. ACCUMULATOR.
This Task Covers:
b. Installation
a. Removal
Initial Setup:
Tools Required
Tool kit, Refrigeration
Material's Required
Insulation (Appendix E, item 24)
Equipment Condition
Air conditioner shut down and cool.
Front panel removed (See para. 4-20).
Refrigeration system discharged (See para. 5-7).
Purge the system with nitrogen (See para. 5-8).
a. R e m o v a l .
(1) Remove insulation sufficient to debraze tube connections.
(2) Debraze tube connections (See para 5-9).
(3) Remove four screws (1), four lock washers (2), four flat washers (3) and remove
accumulator (4) and bracket (5) from unit.
(4) Remove nut (6) and lock washer (7) form accumulator stud.
(5) Remove accumulator (4) from bracket (5).
b. Installation.
(1) Place accumulator (4) on bracket (5).
(2) Install nut (6) and lock washer (7) onto accumulator stud.
(3) Install bracket (5), four screws (l), four lock washers (2), and four flat washers (3)
into unit.
(4) Purge the system with nitrogen (See para. 5-8).
(5) Braze the tube connections (See para. 5-9).
(6) Replace the filter/dryer dehydrator (See para. 5-15).
(7) Leak check all newly connected joints and those in the repair area (See para. 5-10).
