Air/Con Pump

[Jax]

I'm curious, anyone actually removed one of these themselves? As a one-off job, not associated with some reason to have , say, engine out? I really can't see how it can be done. Does'nt much matter whether R32 R33 GRS or GTR - All much the same. With a burnt out clutch coil, I made a puller and have removed the pulley and coil, and am seeing about getting the coil re-wound. Getting this far was "reasonably" easy, but I'd love to know if anybody has ever removed the pump, with engine in.

[wrxhoon]

I always remove the air cond pump first tie it on the rail or somewhere there before i remove the engine , this way you dont have to let the gas go .

[Jax]

That's fine, but what if you wanted to get the pump right out - could you? Could you remove the gas lines and get them back on again? With the engine in? Anyone?

[wrxhoon]

Sure you can but its ilegal to let the gas go in the air you have to retrieve it .

[PLYNX]

Hey Ive taken mine out of my R33 GTST ! It was a bit of a job though !

From memory you gotta take every thing off the air con pump itself unbolt it from its bracket.

Then move it around so you can get to the bolts that mount that bracket to the block. Then with both loose you can move the mounting bracket around to get the pump out followed buy the bracket.