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Originally Posted by Driver Ed
As it happens, I'm midway through removing the engine, having decided to bite the bullet and get it done with confidence. At the moment, I'm stuck on the step of removing the rear bolt for the air conditioning compressor. I've tried to see it with a mirror but have had no luck so far. Any hints or good photos of that?
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Yes, undo the compressor and lift it up or move it to the side, which is easily said but not so easy to actually do. Pelican had a pretty good write up on this:
Removing the air conditioning compressor is one of the more difficult tasks. Like on earlier Porsches, you leave the compressor in the car when removing the engine. This allows you to avoid emptying the system of A/C fluid, a task that requires specialized equipment. A- The compressor is held on by two bolts in the front, and one hidden in the rear (underneath the manifold). The orange arrow shows the right side compressor bolt. You can access and remove this bolt from the passenger compartment. B- The other bolt can be accessed by using a swivel socket (green arrow) through a gap in-between the intake manifold (inset photo C). D- Take some plastic wrap and lay it down in the back of your passenger compartment, and pull the compressor out of its mounting place on top of the engine. As the engine is lowered, you need to then route the hoses out of their channels and tuck them into the passenger compartment.