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11-16-2010, 11:33 PM
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1997 3.1L a/c by-pass pulley?
My a/c unit has not worked for several years (blows hot air). I want to remove the a/c compressor and replace it with a bypass pulley. Is this a pretty straight forward repair? Anything special I need to know?
After starting my car this am and letting it warm up for about 5 minutes, I went outside and it was making a 'bell/ringing/chinging' like sound and found the noise was coming from the a/c compressor. I put a little oil between the pulley and the clutch and the noise stopped. MUST drive north in 2 days, so going to attempt the fix myself in 12 hours. |
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11-18-2010, 08:26 AM
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Re: 1997 3.1L a/c by-pass pulley?
Nothing special. You'll pretty much ruin your A/C for life once you open it up and leave it exposed to the elements. If that's not a problem, go for it. If you have any hopes for ever getting it fixed, I'd do something different.
Maybe a junkyard compressor and some new o-rings?
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11-22-2010, 12:25 PM
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Re: 1997 3.1L a/c by-pass pulley?
agree with leaving it alone. You just have a clutch plate misaligned a bit causing the ringing.
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