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NOTE: The A/C compressor clutch can be serviced in the vehicle. The refrigerant system can remain fully-charged during compressor clutch, pulley and bearing assembly, or coil replacement.
  1. Disconnect and isolate negative battery cable.
  2. Remove the accessory drive belt (Refer to COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/BELTS-DRIVE - REMOVAL) .
  3. Raise and support the vehicle.
  4. Disconnect the wire harness connector from the clutch field coil connector on the A/C compressor.
  5. Remove the bolts that secure the A/C compressor to the mounting bracket.
  6. Remove the A/C compressor from the mounting bracket and support the compressor while servicing the clutch.
  7. Install the compressor clutch holding fixture (Special Tool 9351 in Kit 9349) onto the clutch plate. Hold the clutch plate stationary with the holding fixture and remove the clutch bolt. See Fig 1.
    Fig 1: A/C Clutch Bolt
    GC0031827Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
    1 - COMPRESSOR CLUTCH HOLDING FIXTURE
    2 - CLUTCH BOLT
    NOTE: The clutch plate can be removed from the compressor shaft by hand or, if required, pressed off with an 8 x 1.25 mm bolt.
  8. Remove the clutch plate from the compressor shaft. If required, install a 8 x 1.25 mm bolt into the center of the clutch plate and turn the bolt clockwise until the clutch plate is completely removed from the compressor shaft.
  9. Remove the clutch shims from the compressor shaft.
  10. Remove the snap ring that secures the pulley and bearing assembly to the compressor with snap ring pliers. See Fig 2.
    Fig 2: Front Housing Hub Snap Ring
    GC0031826Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
    1 - SNAP RING PLIERS
    2 - SNAP RING
    NOTE: The pulley and bearing assembly can be removed from the compressor by hand or, if required, with a two jaw puller.
  11. Remove the pulley and bearing assembly from the compressor. If required, install a two jaw puller and turn the puller center-bolt clockwise until the pulley and bearing assembly is completely removed from the front housing hub. See Fig 3.
    Fig 3: A/C Clutch Pulley and Bearing
    GC0031825Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
    1 - TWO JAW PULLER
    2 - PULLEY AND BEARING ASSEMBLY
  12. Remove the screw that secures the clutch coil wire harness connector bracket to the compressor. See Fig 4.
  13. Remove the clutch field coil from the compressor with the compressor field coil remover (Special Tool 9354 in Kit 9349) and a two jaw puller.
Fig 4: A/C Clutch Field Coil
GC0031824Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
1 - TWO JAW PULLER
2 - COMPRESSOR FIELD COIL REMOVER
3 - CLUTCH FIELD COIL
4 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
5 - SCREW
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