Re: Popping Noise from A/C Compressor - Cut the Belt?

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alexaudi@kki.net.pl>]

At 10:44 99-10-17 -0400, Alexander van Gerbig wrote:

>    My A/C hasn't worked in a while, and I haven't chnaged the belt since I
>bought the car.  Needless to say the belt is very cracked, but makes no
>noise.  I am not going to fix the A/C until next summer, so could I cut the
>belt now without causing damage the compressor?
>    Would the compressor freeze up during the winter?  Anyone?

Why doesn't the A/C work, exactly? If there's no refrigerant in the system
the compressor won't work, anyway. The low pressure switch will prevent the
clutch from engaging. Normally the belt only drives the clutch plate, the
clutch has to be energized for the compressor to work, so whether you have
the belt installed or not is really irrevelant here. The only working part
when the clutch is not energized is the clutch bearing.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT