PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Stripped Expansion Valve Nut

rhodes2010 · #5 04-30-2006, 12:46 PM

Thanks tango.

Tried to cut away the expansion valve only. Thinking that the flare nut would stay intact. Did not work.

My donor car has half the dash out anyway, and a pristine heater/AC core box.
No dust and a car that was apparently garaged a lot.
(my car has spent at most 2 years of its 26 in a garage).

When trying to release this soft brass nut (why steel on the bottom only ?)
you just keep thinking, no problem, it will pop loose. All the other three came
loose with ease, my expectation was the same for this one. Had no reason
to believe that it would not.

So today I begin removing the AC evaporator from donor.