Re: [DMCForum] Re: A/C squealing (Compressor Bearings)

[Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bill, you rock. That's what I will do, then. The compressor is
original and I'd been avoiding replacing it because the last
compressor I replaced on a car cost me $300 just for the compressor.

$100 is cheap, and I can figure out how to get the compressor out and
back in just fine, but I do have one question for you: How do I deal
with the freon side of things? I've never worked on A/C systems
before, and obviously don't want to lose the R-12 for many reasons.

> Yep -- bearings for the compressor shaft itself don't spin until the
> clutch is engaged.

Right -- the bearings on the idler pullies are always spinning, so
since the noise goes away when the A/C is not engaged, I don't see how
they can be the problem.

-Ryan

On 5/9/05, content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yep -- bearings for the compressor shaft itself don't spin until the
> clutch is engaged.
> 
> You could go through a laborious procedure to disassemble the
> compressor, or simply replace it altogether with any Sanden 508/510
> (are common as dirt, $100 NIB on eBay). Sanden is what Sankyo changed
> its name to. Re-use your existing back.
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
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> >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxx> wrote:
> > Thanks Toby. Hey, I had another thought about this -- The noise stops
> > completely the second I turn the A/C off. How could that be a bearing?
> > Are they used or stressed more with the A/C on, or something?
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
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