A/C problem
#1
A/C problem
Hi,
My 2k GLE has 149k on it. I love the old girl but she's costing me too much money and the 7th gen styling has me hooked. She just has to last another month before I retire her for a 2009.
Anyway, my A/C clutch/pully are shot and making a grinding noise that is worse when the A/C is disengaged. When the unit is engaged the A/C doesn't work and the engine idles really rough. Could be the compressor went and took the clutch/pulley with it. Who knows...
I'm not interested in cool air. Driving on ECON is fine with me - the windows still work. I'm not a gear head either so replacing the unit like rmarsh3309 did isn't in the cards either. (great thread BTW).
Is there anything else on that belt? Can I simply cut it off?
Other simple cheap solutions welcome.
Thanks in advance...
-Dennis-
My 2k GLE has 149k on it. I love the old girl but she's costing me too much money and the 7th gen styling has me hooked. She just has to last another month before I retire her for a 2009.
Anyway, my A/C clutch/pully are shot and making a grinding noise that is worse when the A/C is disengaged. When the unit is engaged the A/C doesn't work and the engine idles really rough. Could be the compressor went and took the clutch/pulley with it. Who knows...
I'm not interested in cool air. Driving on ECON is fine with me - the windows still work. I'm not a gear head either so replacing the unit like rmarsh3309 did isn't in the cards either. (great thread BTW).
Is there anything else on that belt? Can I simply cut it off?
Other simple cheap solutions welcome.
Thanks in advance...
-Dennis-
#3
Looks like I'm screwed. The next time I drive it will be to the dealership in exchange for an '09.
-Dennis-
#5
#6
You might want to search for a serpentine belt for a Maxima without A/C. There is a faint possibility that one exists. However, many times there needs to be some sort of idler pulley in place since the path of the belt is changed.
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