RE: [DMCForum] Re: A/C squealing (Compressor Bearings)

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ryan,

Please correct me if I am wrong, but in a previous post didn't you mention
the squealing also goes away after the compressor  has been on for a little
while?

Greg


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edit, I should have said, "The last compressor I had someone replace
on a car cost me $300 just for the compressor." I've never replaced
one myself due to my not understanding how to keep from losing the
freon.

-Ryan

On 5/10/05, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bill, you rock. That's what I will do, then. The compressor is
> original and I'd been avoiding replacing it because the last
> compressor I replaced on a car cost me $300 just for the compressor.
>
> $100 is cheap, and I can figure out how to get the compressor out and
> back in just fine, but I do have one question for you: How do I deal
> with the freon side of things? I've never worked on A/C systems
> before, and obviously don't want to lose the R-12 for many reasons.
>
> > Yep -- bearings for the compressor shaft itself don't spin until the
> > clutch is engaged.
>
> Right -- the bearings on the idler pullies are always spinning, so
> since the noise goes away when the A/C is not engaged, I don't see how
> they can be the problem.
>
> -Ryan
>
> On 5/9/05, content22207 <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Yep -- bearings for the compressor shaft itself don't spin until the
> > clutch is engaged.
> >
> > You could go through a laborious procedure to disassemble the
> > compressor, or simply replace it altogether with any Sanden 508/510
> > (are common as dirt, $100 NIB on eBay). Sanden is what Sankyo changed
> > its name to. Re-use your existing back.
> >
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> >
> > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Thanks Toby. Hey, I had another thought about this -- The noise stops
> > > completely the second I turn the A/C off. How could that be a bearing?
> > > Are they used or stressed more with the A/C on, or something?
> > >
> > > -Ryan

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