RuneTDI said:
i have the same problem, i think. mine is making a terrible metal to metal grinding noise. its the clutch on the pulley that went bad. can that be changed/fixed or do i need a new compressor? i got prices from autohause az for $340 and advance auto parts for around $270. i think the dealer is around $600
, compressor only. any advice? i'm confident to change the compressor but i can't do the freon. will an ac shop work with me if i swap the parts? how did you make out with yours? thanks, rune
I got a rebuilt compressor from ACkits.com
plus a new drier. I brought the car to an independent
ac shop and had them suck the old refrig out (20.00)
I pulled the compressor and drier out
(it is up under front rt fender)
There is a cheaper vendor on ebay that claims
NEW not rebuilt for ~185.00. Wish I had found
that first.
I have NOT yet installed it as I am waiting for
the dryer. Plus I am doing a bunch of other
stuff to the car and the new compressor would
be in the way.
ackits.com has a forum for help. I have been
posting there.
refrigerant install is easy. What (seems to me) difficult is cleaning/
"flushing" out the system. If your compressor
self destructed it may have contaminated
your system with crap that may lodge in your new compressor
and destroy it. Most of this crap is supposed to settle in
your dryer.
I have decided that This car is my hobby car and I am
going to try and do almost everything diy. They sell flushing
stuff at autozone as well as compressor oil, leak kits
I probably will try to do it myself.
My plan is to band-saw my dryer in half when I get the new
one. I will look to see how much crud is in there. If it is
clean I may just opt to fill the system and go.
The new dryer comes sealed(plugged) and you should only unplug
if when you install to preserve the dessicant.
-A