Mac0892 Member 72 Member For: 12y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/10/15 11:23 AM Share Posted 24/10/15 11:23 AM ok, first up, not sure if this is the right place to post this.my other half has a 99 hyundai excel that she recently bought as a cheap run around.she has been complaining that the a/c doesnt work. decided to shut her up, took the car in and re-gassed the a/c system after work today.after starting it, heard an insane squealling sound so I shut it off and had a quick check. looked ok, so I tried it again but watched the compressor kick in. turns out the clutch had seized and was starting to burn out so I shut it off again.if anyone has worked on these or if any of you would know;is it easier to replace the whole compressor assembly or would it be possible to replace just the clutch on the front of it?thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 17y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 24/10/15 12:32 PM Share Posted 24/10/15 12:32 PM Whole compressor will be easier... But you will lose your gas again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/10/15 11:40 PM Share Posted 24/10/15 11:40 PM Exact same thing happened to my first car (92 pulsar) had to get a whole new compressor and regas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac0892 Member 72 Member For: 12y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 26/10/15 08:19 AM Author Share Posted 26/10/15 08:19 AM can do the regas myself so that isnt too much of an issue. trying to find a compressor for this will be fun though. think I found a place in adelaide that will do them so I'll give that a whirl when I can.thanks guys, appreciate the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2TT Member 714 Member For: 12y 6m 28d Posted 03/11/15 05:54 PM Share Posted 03/11/15 05:54 PM The compressor itself siezed is probably a possibility. If this is the cause you need to also find and fix the reason why the compressor failed in the first place, otherwise it will happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 17y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/11/15 06:24 PM Share Posted 03/11/15 06:24 PM Make sure you put the right amount of oil in with your gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokkie Member 87 Member For: 12y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide, SA Posted 03/11/15 09:18 PM Share Posted 03/11/15 09:18 PM And flush the lines in case you have swarf/contaminants. Some compressors come prefilled with oil.Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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