BELT PULLEY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, "Denso" A/C COMPRESSOR, VERSION "1": Removing

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-- Remove the cap -A-.

Fig 1: Identifying Belt Pulley Components, Denso Version 3

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-- Hold the A/C compressor input shaft -B- with a 7 mm wrench and turn the drive plate -C- together with the pulley -E- in the direction of the -arrow-.

NOTE:

The Torque To Drive The A/C Compressor Is Transferred To The Drive Plate -C- Via The Threaded Connection. If, While The A/C Compressor Is Working, The Drive Plate -C- Was Attached To The A/C Compressor Shaft So Tight, That It Cannot Be Loosened (The 7 Mm Allen Wrench -B- Cannot Transmit The Necessary Torque) Then The A/C Compressor Must Be Replaced.

-- Remove The Drive Plate -C-.

-- Remove The Circlip -A-.

Fig 2: Identifying Drive Plate Components

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-- Remove the pulley -B-.