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A/C #1608557 07/12/06 04:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 333 A Augi OP CEG\'er
OP Augi CEG\'er A Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 333	For the past 6 months, my A/C compressor has been locking up. I was driving about 30 miles today and the vents started blowing hot air, I got out to see why it was doing so and I never heard a squeal like I usually do. This time, it was making a sound of meteal rubbing metal. I rolled my windows down and drove to my house and had a friend over who wanted to look at it. I turned the car on, turned the A/C on and opened the hood. It blew cold air. He was telling me that the belt must have expanded or did something else. I drove around all night w/the a/c on and just noticed that along with the squealing, the car is also doing the metal rubbing metal sound again, but it only does this when the A/C clutch is moving. My Cardomain Page

Re: A/C #1608558 07/12/06 01:36 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Clutch air gap. http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=trouble&Number=1248418&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=all&vc=1 "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: A/C #1608559 07/12/06 06:25 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,788 St. Louis, MO P projectSHO89_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
projectSHO89_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er P Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,788 St. Louis, MO	Not an air gap problem. The clutch is toast... (friction material worn out). Steve 98 Contour SE Sport 2.5 Duratec ATX The wifey's car 89 Taurus SHO - 246K miles 94 SHO ATX - 190K 1997 F-150 5.4L ATX - The Workhorse 150K. ANY THREAD WITH "OMG" or "WTF" ETC IN THE TITLE WILL BE IGNORED!

Re: A/C #1608560 07/12/06 08:16 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 190 N. Attleboro, Ma C cannondalemtb CEG\'er
cannondalemtb CEG\'er C Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 190 N. Attleboro, Ma	I had the same problem with the metal on metal sound and it just gets worse. Mine went in the shop yesterday for $600 parts+labor. 1998 Silver Frost CSVT #4427 of 6535 Born January 15, 1998 AIM: cannondale828

Re: A/C #1608561 07/12/06 09:50 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Originally posted by cannondalemtb: I had the same problem with the metal on metal sound and it just gets worse. Mine went in the shop yesterday for $600 parts+labor. What was the itemized repair? "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: A/C #1608562 07/12/06 10:55 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456 F FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er
FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456	It could be the gap. I tightened it on my sister's Mystique and the a/c stays on now, even on a road trip. She did not report noises, though. But there could be oil in the clutch or the compressor is failing. Make sure the cooling fan(s) on the radiator are both running and there is no tight bearing on either one. If there is too much a/c pressure from lack of fan cooling, the pulley can slip and you might lose refigerant (sounds like a gunshot!) The clutch assembly is replaceable without changing the compressor.

Re: A/C #1608563 07/13/06 12:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 126 L Lke2drvsvt CEG\'er
Lke2drvsvt CEG\'er L Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 126	Originally posted by Tony2005: Clutch air gap. http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=trouble&Number=1248418&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=all&vc=1 What if I said my vents are shooting out dead animals when the a/c is running? Would it still be that damn gap you keep posting about?

Re: A/C #1608564 07/13/06 01:44 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456 F FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er
FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456	It worked for one of my A/C problems, but it is not a cure-all for flying rodents

Re: A/C #1608565 07/13/06 02:18 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,100 San Antonio/Austin, TX R Ray_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
Ray_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er R Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,100 San Antonio/Austin, TX	Originally posted by Lke2drvsvt: What if I said my vents are shooting out dead animals when the a/c is running? Would it still be that damn gap you keep posting about? What's the deal? Does his posting that more than once go against some sort of "non-multiple" rule you have established somewhere? So what if he's posted this more than once. More than one person has exhibited the symptoms of a worn A/C clutch plate. That's kinda what we do around here. Help out. Let me give you a hint: you aren't helping out. Do you have an A/C problem? Do you suspect YOUR a/c plate to be worn? Do you have a possible remedy? If not, then why did you take the time to respond with such nonsense. Take a look at the forum. This is TROUBLESHOOTING. IE: NOT COMMON INTERESTS. So, you have some useless crap that 1 out of 1000 will care about? Post it in there. Help, or Keep it out of my forum. '99 CSVT - Silver #222/276 In a constant state of blow-off euphoria. Originally posted by Kremitthefrog: I like to wear dresses and use binoculars to watch grandmas across the street.

Re: A/C #1608566 07/13/06 02:43 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 190 N. Attleboro, Ma C cannondalemtb CEG\'er
cannondalemtb CEG\'er C Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 190 N. Attleboro, Ma	Mine was $600 for a new compressor and labor. Does that sound right? Is it possible to just replace a clutch? 1998 Silver Frost CSVT #4427 of 6535 Born January 15, 1998 AIM: cannondale828

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