Remove Evaporator Housing without Pulling Heater Hoses

[8thTon]

My AC has leaked since I got it, and it was filled with dye then too. I've never been able to see any leak though. I replaced the accumulator and seals because it was easy, and it blew cold for a week or two and then leaked down again. So now I want to try the evaporator since a leak there would be hidden (and it kinda had that smell in the cab too).

So if I remove the air filter and the coolant and washer reservoirs, and perhaps the fan, can I get the housing out without disconnecting the heater hoses?

 

[Shran]

I've swapped complete AC systems from donor trucks into others in the past and I'm pretty sure I had to remove the heater hoses to get the HVAC housing out. I also had to drop the inner wheel well liner. That was in older trucks though.

I THINK maybe since you're just removing the evaporator, MAYBE you could remove the wheel well liner and sneak the HVAC housing down and out rather than up and out like I did.