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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 10:15 AM
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My a/c clutch came off of my 05 while driving. The a/c was working great when this happened.Don't want to buy a new compressor if not needed.Is there a way to determined if the clutch can be replaced with out removing everything first?.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 10:35 AM
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My a/c clutch came off of my 05 while driving. The a/c was working great when this happened.Don't want to buy a new compressor if not needed.Is there a way to determined if the clutch can be replaced with out removing everything first?.
The clutch is held on the splined shaft by a single screw with a Torx T30 head and some Loctite applied. If the old clutch is still around, have you tried putting it back on the shaft?
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It came off while driving so no it's gone.
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