A/C Compressor and Clutch Assembly: Notes
NOTE:
Internal A/C compressor components are not repaired separately. The Visteon FS-10 A/C compressor is repaired only as an assembly. The A/C clutch disc and hub, A/C clutch pulley, A/C clutch field coil and the shaft seal are repairable.
NOTE:
Installation of a new suction accumulator is not required when repairing the air conditioning system except when there is physical evidence of system contamination from a failed A/C compressor or damage to the suction accumulator.
The Visteon FS-10 A/C compressor has the following characteristics:
- A 10-cylinder swashplate design utilizing the tangential design mount
- A 1-piece lip-type seal (installed from the front of the A/C compressor) is used to seal it at the shaft opening in the assembly
- Five double-acting pistons operate within the cylinder assembly. The pistons are actuated by a swashplate that changes the rotating action of the shaft to a reciprocating force
- Reed-type discharge valves are located between the cylinder assembly and the head at each end of the A/C compressor
- The A/C compressor uses PAG oil or equivalent. This oil contains special additives required for the A/C compressor
- The A/C compressor oil from vehicles equipped with a Visteon FS-10 A/C compressor may have a dark color while maintaining a normal oil viscosity. This is normal for this A/C compressor because carbon from the piston rings will discolor the oil
The magnetic A/C clutch has the following characteristics:
- The A/C clutch drives the compressor shaft
- When battery positive voltage (B+) is applied to the A/C clutch field coil, the clutch plate and hub assembly is drawn toward the A/C clutch pulley
- The magnetic force locks the clutch plate and hub assembly and the A/C clutch pulley together as one unit, causing the compressor shaft to rotate
- When B+ is removed from the A/C clutch field coil, springs in the clutch plate and hub assembly move the clutch plate away from the A/C clutch pulley