ac compressor noise - only when off
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Melting Slicks
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ac compressor noise - only when off
it sounds like a pinging noise, but it obviously has something to do with the ac system. its pretty loud, and completely goes away after i turn on the air conditioning. sounds almost like a loose bearing rattling around. when the clutch engages, it makes a pretty loud click also that im pretty sure wasnt there before. the air conditioning works just fine also. any ideas? not exactly sure what kind of bearings are involved with the ac compressor clutch.
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it sounds like a pinging noise, but it obviously has something to do with the ac system. its pretty loud, and completely goes away after i turn on the air conditioning. sounds almost like a loose bearing rattling around. when the clutch engages, it makes a pretty loud click also that im pretty sure wasnt there before. the air conditioning works just fine also. any ideas? not exactly sure what kind of bearings are involved with the ac compressor clutch.
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Melting Slicks
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yeah i can hear a high pitched metal on metal grinding noise when i spin the pulley by hand. if i spin the clutch with it, there is no noise. everything seems pretty firm, but i think it could still be a bearing failure. anyone have a white up on how to fix this?
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Melting Slicks
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im sure im not the only one with this failure. anyone have pics of the bearing that fails? im wondering how difficult this will be to replace. if its not too big of a job, ill leave it on the car, but if i need to press in the bearings, i guess ill have to remove the compressor.
