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96 855 turbo AC compressor DIY or TECHNICIAN JOB?

posted by  someone claiming to be bad brains on  Mon Jul 9 01:01 CST 2007 [RELATED]

Add this to the recent glut of AC related questions::How tough is it to replace an AC compressor? I have a reasonable amount of knowledge and do many "bolt off/bolt on" repairs on my own, but AC is not something I know a whole lot about. I have a good assortment of tools and access to pretty much anything I'd need. Is there a step by step guide anywhere or should I just borrow the service manual and give it a shot?

also any resources for good quality remanufactured or more affordable new compressors would be great. just spent a bundle having the evaporator replaced and don't need another 800 dollar job on top of that.








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    96 855 turbo AC compressor DIY or TECHNICIAN JOB?

    posted by  KlausC on  Mon Jul 9 11:27 CST 2007
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    Just curious, how did you deduce that the compressor died? Most of these run for a long time, but the clutch plate may need to be tightened.

    If you remove the compressor, also get a new dryer. You can do everything but vacuum out the system and recharge it. Leave that to an AC shop.

    Klaus







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      96 855 turbo AC compressor DIY or TECHNICIAN JOB? 850 1996

      posted by  someone claiming to be bad brains on  Tue Jul 10 18:29 CST 2007 [RELATED]

      I recently had it in the shop for the evaporator replacement (ooof) and that was a load of $$. It blew cold for a while but on the first 90+ degree day here it was kicking off and on, symptoms of the clutch not engaging properly. I brought it back to the tech (I trust this guy and he has done a lot of good work for me) and he said "compressor" and I said "what about if it's just the clutch" and he said "if we do a clutch, we do a compressor". He's kind of anal when it comes to not having to do repairs twice. so that's where I'm at. Is the clutch a replacable item or is there a better way of dealing with this?







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