kooky_guy said:

Hi Guys,

Thought I'd have a quick look at my air con problem today (intermittent engagment of the compressor clutch). Measured the gap between the clutch and the pulley and it's bigger than it should be so I thought I'd take it off to see if I could remove the shim/washer behind it to reduce the clearance as has been recommended before.

Now my stupid problem is... how do you hold the clutch in place to undo the bolt? It just spins and there doesn't seem to be any obvious way of locking it in position...

From what I can tell, the clutch should just come out as a unit once the centre bolt is removed - or am I missing something?

Guy

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wammers said:

Special tools are specified for stripping aircon compressors. Maybe a site like Autocool have them listed. At least you can look and maybe make some.

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kooky_guy said:

Hi Wammers.

I only want to take the clutch off, not dismantle the compressor itself. I understand that this can be done with it in situ - there's only a centre bolt. My problem is that I can't see how to hold it in place while I undo the bolt. This is apparently quite a common fix, but none of the articles that I have read actually mention how to do this first part of the job.

Perhaps it's just so blindingly obvious that it's not worth mentioning!

I'll go and stare at it some more and see if inspiration strikes...

Guy

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Irishrover said:

You could buy a length of M6 studding or allthread as some call it from your local hardware or DIY store and cut a couple of short pieces off it.
It's cheap to buy.

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