#89393, "A/C bushing going bad...?...kind of confusing"
I just had all my belts replaced today. I had my father take it in because I was busy and this is what satan told him. They said that a bushing in or near the pulley for the AC is going bad and will fail soon. So naturally my father asked what that ivolves to fix. They said that it would require to compeltly tear apart the A/C compressor and takes a long time and usually is very spendy. They also said that it will cause a constant loud squeaking when it did completly fail. I am wondering if anyone has had a problem with this or have heard of it and if it really is that hard to replace. Also, is the A/C on its own belt or is there a way that I could just do without A/C when it does fail so it doesnt squeak and probably could get a little more power out of it sense I could do without A/C if it was to hard to fix.
#89421, "RE: A/C bushing going bad...?...kind of confusing" In response to Reply # 0
Originally posted by nonamerat I just had all my belts replaced today. I had my father take it in because I was busy and this is what satan told him. They said that a bushing in or near the pulley for the AC is going bad and will fail soon. So naturally my father asked what that ivolves to fix. They said that it would require to compeltly tear apart the A/C compressor and takes a long time and usually is very spendy. They also said that it will cause a constant loud squeaking when it did completly fail. I am wondering if anyone has had a problem with this or have heard of it and if it really is that hard to replace. Also, is the A/C on its own belt or is there a way that I could just do without A/C when it does fail so it doesnt squeak and probably could get a little more power out of it sense I could do without A/C if it was to hard to fix. Thanks for your help.
There is a sealed bearing in the AC compressor that the AC pulley runs on. It is very rare that they go bad, but I have replaced a couple of them in other cars. It doesn't require the AC compressor to be torn down. You do have to have a special tool to remove the AC clutch to get to the bearing which is usally held in by a lock ring. On our car the compressor will have to be dropped down to get to the clutch. Also the bearings cost around $40 to $50 from what I remember.
Now they maybe talking about the tensioner pulley and those bearings do go bad sometimes but you don't have to tear down the AC compressor to repace them.
The belt that runs the AC also runs the power stearing pump but you can bypass the AC if you get a belt for a non AC car.
#89422, "RE: A/C bushing going bad...?...kind of confusing" In response to Reply # 1
Thanks very much, sounds like when it does go bad then ill just have to look further into it and can probably replace that myself later. I did think it sounded very strange they would have to do all that tearing down and rebuilding, probably just a way for them to get more money in labor. Thanks again!
#89429, "RE: A/C bushing going bad...?...kind of confusing" In response to Reply # 1
Originally posted by BOOSTED ECLIPSE
Originally posted by nonamerat I just had all my belts replaced today. I had my father take it in because I was busy and this is what satan told him. They said that a bushing in or near the pulley for the AC is going bad and will fail soon. So naturally my father asked what that ivolves to fix. They said that it would require to compeltly tear apart the A/C compressor and takes a long time and usually is very spendy. They also said that it will cause a constant loud squeaking when it did completly fail. I am wondering if anyone has had a problem with this or have heard of it and if it really is that hard to replace. Also, is the A/C on its own belt or is there a way that I could just do without A/C when it does fail so it doesnt squeak and probably could get a little more power out of it sense I could do without A/C if it was to hard to fix. Thanks for your help.
There is a sealed bearing in the AC compressor that the AC pulley runs on. It is very rare that they go bad, but I have replaced a couple of them in other cars. It doesn't require the AC compressor to be torn down. You do have to have a special tool to remove the AC clutch to get to the bearing which is usally held in by a lock ring. On our car the compressor will have to be dropped down to get to the clutch. Also the bearings cost around $40 to $50 from what I remember. Now they maybe talking about the tensioner pulley and those bearings do go bad sometimes but you don't have to tear down the AC compressor to repace them. The belt that runs the AC also runs the power stearing pump but you can bypass the AC if you get a belt for a non AC car.
You dont need a puller on ours.....the pulley comes off without a problem.
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