ac compressor is noisy with ac off

[3100]

Hi, my ac compressor on 97GA 3.1 L is noisy with ac off. When ac is on, noise stops immediately. AC works perfectly except that noise. Can I adjust something here? Also I installed original 95 Beretta alloy rims (honeycomb) on 97 GA it fits perfectly but I am afraid that the offset of those rims is not safe for GA's suspension and that some steering parts will suffer. Are both cars made on the same platform?

[rockwood84]

could be the gap between the a/c clutch and the a/c pulley too close supposed to be .020 gap between clutch plate and pulley

[xeroinfinity]

you can rent/buy a tool to adjust this.

[brcidd]

This sounds like classic v-5 clutch drag- the air gap has tightened and needs to be adjusted back to .020" . I have answered this several times- and usually see about 1 a week during the hot season. The noise is a scrapping/rattle only with a/c off- should see signs of metal shavings about the clutch hub. The fix is to borrow the installer/removal tool from autozone and back off the air gap a tad. This can be done on car, without removing compressor or refrigerant, and can even be done without removing the shaft nut since the nut does not bottom on the clutch drive. Pull back the plastic cover in wheel well to access