air condition unit was making a load noise and i was told not to drive it until i replaced the clucth and something else to do with the air conditionor it will cost me a engine or do alot of damage to engine ..can tis be bye passed with belt not going to air conditioner what and how do i do it or what can i do to get back on the road please help asap...please ...cheri in nv-las vegas
2006-12-03 23:04:35 · 2 answers · asked by shashugirl 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
What they are telling you is that the clutch that engages the A/C Compressor has gone bad - its the worn out bearings inside that clutch that you are hearing. If they sieze it will brake the serpentine belt, thus disengaging the alternator, power steering pump and also the water pump. All of that is bad. If its a 1.8L engine I believe there is just one belt and most likely the way the belt is routed on this car will not allow you to substitute a shorter belt and bypass the A/C compressor but I don't have a belt routing diagram handy for this car so I could not say for certain. On a 1.6L motor there was a separate belt that I believe ran the Power Steering and AC. Again, without a diagram I don't know if it can be bypassed.
2006-12-04 05:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The clucth have nothing to do with the conditioner seems to me to being a drive belt failure you can not bypass anything and why? get all your drive belts checked and i am sure you will be back on the road in no time
2006-12-04 07:17:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋