How do you remove an AC compressor pulley?

First remove the tension on the belt and slide it off the AC pulley. 5) Remove the snap ring that holds the bearing in place. 6) Then I used a small (3 inch) three jaw puller to remove the pulley and the bearing off the compressor body. The whole process took less than an hour from the top of the car. At this point in time, I had two choices:

How do you replace the hub plate on an AC compressor?

If you are lucky you should be able to use a 7mm socket, a large wrench and unscrew the hub plate from the compressor shaft. For that keep the belt on (it should prevent the pulley and hub plate from spinning) and rotate the compressor shaft CLOCKWISE.

What’s the best way to remove a stubborn nut?

Try a 6-point wrench or socket on your seized nut/bolt. Start by rocking the bolt by tightening then loosing, this may be all you need to break through the rust. Try and avoid 12-point wrenches and sockets as they likely to slip and strip the bolt head. Another great tool I have found that is made by Irwin Tools is there Original Locking Wrench.

How to remove a bearing from an AC compressor?

4) Once the hub is off, you are halfway there. First remove the tension on the belt and slide it off the AC pulley. 5) Remove the snap ring that holds the bearing in place. 6) Then I used a small (3 inch) three jaw puller to remove the pulley and the bearing off the compressor body. The whole process took less than an hour from the top of the car.

How do you remove a pulley from a compressor?

Remove the serpentine belt and unbolt the compressor from it’s mounts and tilt it up so you can get to the front easier. Use the clutch removal tool to pull off the clutch. Remove the large snap ring in front of the pulley. Spray some WD40 in the hub area and remove the pulley from the compressor.

How do you remove clutch from GM A / C compressor?

When to replace clutch and pulley on compressor?

First, they know that in most cases if the bearing and clutch are worn the rest of the compressor is probably near the end of it’s life. If they replace the clutch and bearing and the rest of the system fails shortly thereafter no matter what they say they will have an angry customer.

What’s the best way to unscrew a nut?

Since we have the propane torch out, we can also add candle wax to the stuck bolt threads. Apply a paraffin candle to the cool side of the nut, this will allow the paraffin (a lubricating wax) to be drawn toward the heat through the threads allowing you to unscrew the nut hopefully.

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