[V8] AC Compressor Clutch--Imminent Failure?

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I would replace the A/C clutch ASAP. At the least have a good A/C shop look at
it for you. It sounds like a bearing is toast.

Dave

Quoting Gunter Lorberg <glforensic at yahoo.com>:

> I drove my car 300 miles yesterday....stereo on and windows up.  When I
> finally pulled into my garage and opened the door (engine still running), I
> heard a load screeching noise...I don't know how long it had been there but
> it was not loud enough to drown out the stereo while driving and there were
> no performance issues.  I had been driving with no AC and decided to turn it
> on in the garage (as a test) which caused the noise to go away.....compressor
> kicked in just fine........turned it off....the horrible noise returned...
>
> With the car cold today, I just went to start it and noise was not
> there....AC could be switched on and off without any concerning sounds...it
> wasn't silent mind you
>
> Anyone care to guess what is going on?  How long before my AC clutch
> completely packs it in?  Can I drive this car long-distances worry-free (with
> the AC on I suppose?)?  What needs replacing?  The car has about 165 000
> miles on it.
>
> Thanks,
> Gunter
> (2) Canadian '90 V8s
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