Intermittent stumbling/hesitation when A/C is on
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Intermittent stumbling/hesitation when A/C is on
Hey there everyone. I have a 95 Civic VX and I noticed my car stumbling/hesitating to take off/accelerate the other day when I had my A/C on. I know my A/C compressor clutch bearing is worn (it's rather noisy lol) and I was wondering if this is the cause or can there be another potential reason as to why my car does this?
If I am in neutral and slowly rev up the car, at around 1,500 rpms the car starts stumbling and shaking pretty badly and sometimes I will notice the same thing while I am driving but, this is intermittent and there are times where I can have the A/C on and the car drives absolutely fine.
Please correct me if I am wrong but, I feel like due to the compressor clutch bearing being worn, it prevents the clutch from operating properly and adds an extra load onto the engine which causes the stumbling? Any help would be appreciated.
If I am in neutral and slowly rev up the car, at around 1,500 rpms the car starts stumbling and shaking pretty badly and sometimes I will notice the same thing while I am driving but, this is intermittent and there are times where I can have the A/C on and the car drives absolutely fine.
Please correct me if I am wrong but, I feel like due to the compressor clutch bearing being worn, it prevents the clutch from operating properly and adds an extra load onto the engine which causes the stumbling? Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: Intermittent stumbling/hesitation when A/C is on
I have a feeling its more than that clutch thats going. Had a similar issue where an ac compressor locked up and wouldn't allow the car to start or anything.
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Just wanted to follow up (nobody ever does when they fix an issue anymore lol). Replacing my A/C clutch bearing fixed the issue!
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