AC compressor rebuild?
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No such thing as a kit, but if you pull one down and take a few measurements and bring the old bearings/seals with you , any hydraulic repair shop will have the needed parts to sell you so you can rebuild it yourself.
Bluntly, rebuilding one in regards to parts is not the expensive piece of the puzzle, but just being tooled correctly to break one down and put it back together the expensive tooling cost instead.
Also, are you sure its the entire compressor that needs to be be-built, and not just the clutch section that has the problem isntead?
If just the clutch section, most of the time they can be replaced without having to pull the compressor off the motor, or removing the Freon in the lines.
Bluntly, rebuilding one in regards to parts is not the expensive piece of the puzzle, but just being tooled correctly to break one down and put it back together the expensive tooling cost instead.
Also, are you sure its the entire compressor that needs to be be-built, and not just the clutch section that has the problem isntead?
If just the clutch section, most of the time they can be replaced without having to pull the compressor off the motor, or removing the Freon in the lines.
Last edited by Dano523; Mar 8, 2022 at 11:38 PM.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Charlotte NC
St. Jude Donor '14-'15
No such thing as a kit, but if you pull one down and take a few measurements and bring the old bearings/seals with you , any hydraulic repair shop will have the needed parts to sell you so you can rebuild it yourself.
Bluntly, rebuilding one in regards to parts is not the expensive piece of the puzzle, but just being tooled correctly to break one down and put it back together the expensive tooling cost instead.
Also, are you sure its the entire compressor that needs to be be-built, and not just the clutch section that has the problem isntead?
If just the clutch section, most of the time they can be replaced without having to pull the compressor off the motor, or removing the Freon in the lines.
Bluntly, rebuilding one in regards to parts is not the expensive piece of the puzzle, but just being tooled correctly to break one down and put it back together the expensive tooling cost instead.
Also, are you sure its the entire compressor that needs to be be-built, and not just the clutch section that has the problem isntead?
If just the clutch section, most of the time they can be replaced without having to pull the compressor off the motor, or removing the Freon in the lines.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 8,049
Likes: 330
From: Charlotte NC
St. Jude Donor '14-'15
OK so I believe I found the o-ring rebuild kit and the 2 bearings necessary. I'm going to purchase them and if it works out i will post the part numbers and a few pics.
