I am fixing issues with an old 92 Toyota Camry 4 cylinder and the A/C pulley has significant side to side play. You don't see the play when the drive belt is turning it but I think it is also a source of noise that I'm hearing. When I took off the drive belt I was shocked with the amount of sideways motion in the pulley. The compressor itself still is cooling fine and does not leak.
Does anyone know if you can change out that clutch/pulley on the compressor (in the engine bay) without having to disconnect the refrigerant hoses?
It looks like if I remove the lower coolant hose I'll be able to remove the compressor bolts and twist it around some but don't know if I can get enough upward tilt to get to the snap rings that usually need removed to swap out the clutch. Since there are so many of these 4 cylinder Toyota engines out there I thought maybe someone here would know from experience.
Does anyone know if you can change out that clutch/pulley on the compressor (in the engine bay) without having to disconnect the refrigerant hoses?
It looks like if I remove the lower coolant hose I'll be able to remove the compressor bolts and twist it around some but don't know if I can get enough upward tilt to get to the snap rings that usually need removed to swap out the clutch. Since there are so many of these 4 cylinder Toyota engines out there I thought maybe someone here would know from experience.
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