ive recently discovered my A/C compressor is going bad , it is making whining noise

so its getting pretty cold now and i wont be using the A/C anytime soon, do you guys recommend me to just take the A/C belt off so it wont continue spinning the A/C compressor pulley? then when summer time put it back in and fix it or w/e then?

cause really it looks like a bitch to get that thing swapped out and i prefer doing it in the summer.

 

this is what u do cut the bitch off then when u put the new ac compresser on u put a nice new shiney non dry rotted belt on..

 

is it hard to take it out the normal way or something? if it isnt i should do it that way cause i am not 100% sure it is that. lol

 

no not hard just loosen up the compreser bracket and it will loosen up the belt so u can take it off.. what is it doing. so u think its the comp thats bad

 

yes, checked with a stethoscope today in my mechanics class. at first it sounded like it was the power steering pump, but we took the belt off and it still made the noise.

 

yeah def a easy thing. to be done just cut off the belt for now then when its time to replace the comp put the new one on easy fix

 

i will attempt to take it out the correct way first and if that doesnt work out, ill cut it. but i want to do it right so i know what i should be doing to put the belt back on lol

 

so i ended up cutting the belt because after taking it off the pulley and stuff, i couldn't find a way to take the belt out as if it was put in there magically. like there is this piece that runs from the motor to the chassis is in the middle of the belt. i was so confused anyone know what im talking about can explain the way around it? thanks

 

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the a/c bracket....i see you used the stethoscope idea...atleast you had access to a real stethoscope haha

 

A/C bracket? is it that piece where the A/C belt adjusting pulley was mounted on? thanks for the fast reply

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shadohconspiracy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A/C bracket? is it that piece where the A/C belt adjusting pulley was mounted on? thanks for the fast reply</TD></TR></TABLE>

if i remember correctly it is...been a while since i had A/C on a honda haha.

 

lol now i understand why you wouldnt want it tho, pain in the *** to service especially with big hands. but yeah i was thinking it was that too then my friend got me to relize it wasnt since it looked like it was connectingto that whole piece of rod ..... dude i don't even know lol imma check the FSM

 

yeah aside from removing all the other belts to put a new a/c belt on you have to take the bolt out of the a/c bracket from the fender well to get the a/c belt on.

i can't get away from working on A/C systems in hondas haha i'm a tech at a shop and it's what i do haha i've done it all...thermal protector switch, i've even swapped out the A/C clutch inside the compressor itself while the compressor was still in the car haha

 

oh, theres bolts on the fender well that attaches that stupid piece of metal in the way? i didnt even realize. too late now haha

 

haha you will see it, it's a 17mm nut...if you look in the driver side fender well there will be a circle cut out and the nut will be right there, that is what connects the bracket to the mount.

 

damn, i got juked lol could of saved that belt it was like brand new.... but thanks cause now i know.

 

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and knowing is half the battle hahaha