>It would appear from my picture or your investigation?

From my observation on my car.

I have the TXV disconnected from the line but the attached tubes appear to run through the end and into the "box". Granted I do not have all of the putty removed for a proper look, but my uneducated guess would be that it isn't as simple as just pushing the attached tubes into the space.

I guess I was looking for some procedural guidance at this point in that I thought you had ventured down this path.

EDIT:

Digging further I realize that only one tube actually goes into the box. After disconnecting the second line the only thing preventing removal of the expansion valve was the line with the coiled end that ran into the space with the evaporator.

Turning and twisting failed to allow its removal. I then removed the bottom and side clips which allowed me to use the upper clip as a hinge and I pulled the bottom of the box end out several inches. At that point the coil end of the tube came free and I was able to remove the expansion valve.

>but my uneducated guess would be that it isn't as simple as just pushing >the attached tubes into the space.

So with a little more clueless exploration I managed to educate myself and found that it appears that it is as simple as just pushing the attached tube into the evaporator space.

So apparently the coil just rests on the front side of the evaporator?

Randy