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Hi all,
Just got back in from finally removing the compressor. The vital thing to know is that there are two bolts at the top and bottom of the rear, as you are facing the windshield, that you cannot back out far enough to remove. There is a plate there that is not going anywhere that prevents these two bolts from backing all the way out BUT it is ok. All you need to do is back them out far enough to remove them from the part that holds the compressor.
What is really heart wrenching (no pun intended) is getting one of the two aforementioned bolts that is buried inside on the left top. I stared and then stared some more at that bolt wondering how or if it could be removed by human hands. I am here to tell you that it can. You need to take as thin walled a 14mm closed end wrench as you can find and figure out a way to tap it onto the head of this bolt. It is not easy and it will not pop on on your first try but don't give up the fight. I was moments away from grinding my closed end 14mm thinner. As it turned out I did not have to.
Once you get all the bolts either off or backed out against the above mentioned plate you want to get underneath and wiggle and jiggle it around until it comes off.
Thanks very much,
Jim Lee
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