[DML] Re: Replacing A/C Compressor

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mine was New In Box, actually. And it cost $99, not $89.95 (confused
my memory with an Autozone rebuilt for one of my other vehicles).

Vacuuming & recharging A/C is no great feat. I've done so many times
(BTW: I recently put a vacuum gauge on one of my Lincolns for the
first time in 10 years of ownership -- 22 inches. Very close to
28.whatever).

I consider whole unit replacement closer to "throw away consumerism"
than "killing flies with a shotgun". If the cost or workload were
higher I would indeed go the repair route.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Replacing the "whole unit" is not as simple as it may sound. You would
> have to remove the refrigerent, replace the "whole unit", vacuum the
> system, and then recharge with refrigerent. The removing and refilling
> with refrigerent is a bigger job than just replacing the bearing and I
> suspect the bearing isn't even bad. Buying a used compressor is no
> guarantee that the bearing in the new one is any better than what you
> already have! This is like killing a fly with a shotgun.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 









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