Q: How to disconnect the negative cable at the battery and remove the air conditioning compressor?
A: Remove the drive belt for the air conditioner; and after that disconnect the compressor's inlet and outlet hoses at rear. In your vehicle if it is equipped with a DA-6 compressor then unplug clutch coil terminals on top and high pressure cutoff switch on rear of compressor. For a V5 type of compressor, remove its clutch coil terminals on the top side as well as high side low pressure switch and high side cut-off switches from rear of compressor. Compressor mounting bolts should be removed from underneath vehicle as pivot bolt and tension adjusting bolts are easier to remove than any other part in this system. To lift out the rear end of the compressor first, remove it or lift through space between water pump and firewall finally to install new or rebuilt compressors simply reverse removal procedure.