Thanks for making this video! I have a AC Compressor clutch that is failing currently (I hope the compressor itself is still good) and may try this solution myself. Your video gave me the confidence to attempt it myself.
How do you know if it's the AC compressor or the clutch making the noise? My AC compressor only makes noise when the clutch starts turning! Does that mean it's my clutch? Or the AC compressor?
I just did the same thing to my 2011 Honda Fit. Spent $61 for the new clutch coil, compressor pulley and clutch plate. Spent an extra $40 for some tools and it was good as new!
Good video, but I would clean the WD40 from the clutch plate because at high rpm it will probably cause to slip and you will have poor A/C performance. Also, very important is the washers you put there without, measure the space between the pulley and the clutch plate. In my case, my clutch plate is all metal, and probably it's more critical to measure the space. As it turns out it was about 0.6mm (0.023in) and it was working fine until I step on the highway my rpm runs about 3-4k and there was no A/C anymore. So I reduce the washers and with a measure blades made the gap between the clutch plate and the pulley around 0.4mm (0.015in). My car is Accord EU CL7, but the compressor is in the same place as yours and you did a great job. 🙂
Hi i am having same issue but when trying to use 2 washers it stops ac at high rpms but when using 1 the clutch plate keeps turning (not at full speed) just like small friction, is that normal or is my gap lower now?
I suggest that u wk w/o your watch &get yourself a cotter pin tool 2mk your jobs easier. I use #4319 by craftsman. I also recommend smearing a thin coat of ant seize compound on the pulley boss& clutch plate boss4 obvious reasons. I recommend cleaning the clutch w/Emory cloth& brake cleaner b4 final reassembly. Good effort!
I watched other videos and you made those rings coming off so easy. WTF. I am been having problem without a longer snap ring pliers. I am going to try it and hopefully get it to come off. Thanks if it works.
I was ready to swap a compressor, but just watched this and took a shot at swapping clutches. Bingo. You just saved me a bunch of money swapping compressed, evacuating and recharging the system and probably twice as much time. How can I buy you a beer or coffee?!
I thought this was a brilliant fix and gets you more life out of the compressor when a shop would just want to replace the whole thing costing $1000s. But you have a new video on this subject .... no spoilers.
If the clutch is all that's wrong with your AC and you're not leaking Freon this fix is the way to go. I had to swap the compressor out this time because I broke the old compressor trying to pull the clutch again. I'll do a "short" explaining that.
Did you test existing compressor for a too-large air gap? On my 1998 Frontier I removed an AC clutch shim to fix my AC, back in 2019, and didn't even need to loosen or remove the AC drive belt.
How in the world did you get that first snap ring back in? I spent 4 hours trying to do it and finally had to give up and order a new compressor. It’s almost impossible. The ring was so tight coming out that getting it out was about the second hardest thing I’ve ever done, after trying to put it back in. Complements to the chef
the second gen crv this is impossible. I'm wondering it the element and the crv with the same k24 have different accessories. I think the frame is the same and most of bay. I have two and both need to be replaced before summer comes. thanks for this insight, I'm gonna look into the element compressor.
Hi i have a Camaro 2014 i was coming from work home the ac was blowing cold and in a second it stopped the belt tuen but the conpressor is not turning do you thing if I do the same it will work?
Well, I would check the voltage at the clutch wire first. If you're getting 12V to the AC clutch but it's still not pulling in then it is most likely the AC Clutch.
I'll send you this one from the video. I ended up replacing the compressor after the clutch went out a second time so I don't need this one any more. .
At 7:30 or so, in order to stop the clutch from spinning, use a chain wrench if you have one. Looks like vice grips with a bicycle chain and it works great on pulleys and other round things you need to get a grip on. Got mine for $9 at the Harbor. Thanks for the vid I was able to apply it to my 1999 honda accord 4cyl to change the clutch without removing the compressor.
Could’ve just been the air gap had increased a fraction with wear. Did you try tapping the face of the AC clutch with engine on and AC engaged? If the clutch sucked in when tapped you could just put in a thinner spacer.
@@clintsearcy3252 Speaking of snap rings, I messed up and didn't quite get the snap ring that holds the coil in all the way in the groove. It came loose enough for the coil to make contact with the the back/inside of the pulley while clutch engaged/spinning. It grinded some of the coil face, enough to short it out. Put another one in but this time I made sure the ring snapped in all the way ( man, it's harder too see the older you get lol) so far so good.
My compressor on Chevy Matiz 2006 schreeches and there is a little black oil under the car. It is on the second car I bought. The first Matiz has a working compressor. I was wondering, as I am taking it out, do I need to replace the evaporator coil. Metal bits go inside it and ruin the new compressor. But there is a dryer. Does that go bad every time I expose it to air?
I didn't replace mine but it's usually recommended. I figured that clutch was my real issue which isn't inside the system. We will see how long it lasts only changing the compressor.
@@clintsearcy3252 I have now managed to uninstall the working compressor and evaporator from the old Matiz. The compressor in the new car is not leaking. It was oil plug. It is shredded inside. The dryer is replaceable. I still have to figure out weather to take out the new car's evaporator and empty it from metal sharpnels
Found out my clutch isn't engaging (verified relay/fuse good) and was disappointed I'll have to spend money on both a compressor AND recovery (could be free but I care about the environment). Disappointment turned to excitement after watching this video. Thank you sir!
@@clintsearcy3252 can you buy just the electric clutch without buying the whole compressor? i didnt realize you could even take it off. that would be an easier and cheaper fix than having to recover the refrigerant, change to the new compressor, pull a vacuum and refill it. i have an 04 element and my ac just stopped working. it seems to be holding pressure, but the clutch wont engage.
@@clintsearcy3252 No. I'm complimenting you, those spring clips were really hard for me, and those angled pliers were clutch what you had. I was also doing this in an Odyssey and I think it was a little tighter.
I hope my Isuzu NPR 2000 model works the same way. I ordered a whole compressor, but don't want to drain the freon. I have 12 volts. Even tried going directly to the batteries. Diesel engine, so there's 2. No joy. I hate the thought of figuring out how much compressor oil to add and all that. I have a vacuum pump, but hell,,, why go through all that if you don't have to right?
The Denson compressor I used here came with oil and an instruction book to tell you how much oil to add back to the compressor. It's easier than it sounds.
Honda AC systems are toast around 100k, mechanically you can fix it but that condenser is full of compressor shrapnel. Maybe a Ford or gm will be ok for another 50k but I noticed he didn't put pressure gauges on. Again the system is toasted, never buy anything AC or electric from a junkyard. You are just asking for trouble
