A4 AC clutch

[Tony Hoffman]

Ed,

As mentioned, very common for the electromagnet to go bad. You can either
try to find a good used one, have it rebuilt, or replace the whole
compressor. Or, maybe check with the dealer and see if the clutch is
available through them.

When I enter the #'s for the clutch for either 4 or 6 cyl A4 into Wordpac,
It redirects me to the whole compressor.

Tony

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Ed Kellock <ed.kellock at gmail.com> wrote:

> I worked on my boss' 2000 A4 Avant (250k+ miles) AC tonight and believe I
> isolated the problem to the ac clutch, but apparently it is not available
> separately.
>
> When it should have been running and wasn't, there was 12 volts to the
> trigger wire.
>
> With the engine off, I was able to rotate the ac compressor and it felt
> smooth.
>
> I thought I could just replace the ac clutch, but that does not seem to be
> the case.
>
> If either my diagnosis is poor or anyone knows where I can get just the
> clutch, please chime in.
>
> The ac clutch part# according to ETKA is 8d0260811a