On my 2008 Sedona, during my drive today my AC stopped working. All original at 196k miles, not surprising. So I check a couple things. Fuse is okay, relay checks out. Clutch engages and disengages… then I realize, the rubber portion of the clutch has separated from the outer “friction” ring that gets pulled into the pulley. So the end result is that the compressor spins super slowly, like hardly at all, or not at all, since the clutch is basically rotating around it. I’m guessing originally this rubber was vulcanized to the metal clutch. Can I re-attach it with some super adhesive? Loc-Tite and others make some insane construction adhesive that binds anything together. I’d just buy a new clutch but, of course, you can’t just buy the clutch for this vehicle. You have to buy the whole compressor. I could just buy a used unit and transfer the clutch I suppose. By the way, the rest of the compressor is good, spins freely and smoothly if I throw a wrench on the clutch bolt.
See the picture for what I’m referring to; picture is of the OEM compressor for my vehicle. The rubber portion is the “ring” between the center cup and the outer metal portion. They’re all the same color so it’s hard to tell. Basically the bond has been broken between the rubber and the center cup, where the bolt passes through.
See the picture for what I’m referring to; picture is of the OEM compressor for my vehicle. The rubber portion is the “ring” between the center cup and the outer metal portion. They’re all the same color so it’s hard to tell. Basically the bond has been broken between the rubber and the center cup, where the bolt passes through.