V70 swapping air con condenser

[Bigsurfer]

An air con specialist has diagnosed that I have a hole on my condenser. Any advice on the best way to swap it out. Air con guy said to remove bumper and go in that way. Vida has it dropping out the bottom but needs a tool to support the rad while you take out the condenser.

[xavierx]

Definitely remove the front bumper!

Having done this job, it would be ridiculously difficult if not impossible to do it the Volvo instructed way.

The intercooler, radiator and AC condenser are all attached together as one unit and then the power steering cooler is bolted onto the front of everything.

I'm trying to remember how the AC condenser attached now as it's been a while, but I think that there was a bolt near the connection ports to hold it to the radiator and then it just hooked into the plastic of the radiator. Don't quote me on it, but it should be obvious once you have access to it from the front. I think you need to remove (but not disconnect) the power steering cooler, unbolt the AC from the radiator and then pull it up and forward.