wanting to remove my a/c compressor pulley. bought a pulley puller off of ebay but it hasnt come in yet(ordered friday). guy had great feedback and description said it would work for my application.

anyway, just wondering on any tips or tricks i may need to get this thing to work. never used or seen on used before. just lookin ahead in case this thing doesnt come with instructions.

 

You don't need a pulley puller unless your bearing is seized (rare) on the nosepiece of the compressor. You need some good, heavy snap-ring pliers. Remember to install the shaft key, and set the gap for the clutch using the shim washers.

 

well isnt that great. everyone said that i had to have a pulley puller. oh well.

would you care to go into further detail on getting the pulley off? id greatly appreciate. after looking at your diagram i still can't figure it out. ive taken the snap ring off. don't recall seeing any shims. don't have a clue as to where that key would go. all i have is a splined shaft that the clutch hub slips over. under that is the snap ring.

 

If your compressor shaft is splined, it won't have a key. That's an older diagram, but it's generally the same for all Ford compressors.

You might not have had any shims - see where it says "as required"?

The parts come off exactly as shown R-to-L, but the dust shield & pulley bearing should stay inside the pulley; you won't see them unless the bearing has failed catastrophically.

Once the pulley snap ring is off, it's just a matter of pulling it off. If it won't move, you can try your new puller, but I suspect you got a P/S pulley puller. For this job, you'd need a 3-jaw puller with some sort of cup to protect the compressor shaft from the puller screw.

 

i got a puller for pressed on bearings. it is 2 jaw as far as i could tell by the picture. ive tried pulling on it by hand and applying slight pressure with a screwdriver. the pulley wiggles but just doesnt seem to come off.

from what ive been able to tell there is a metal ring that covers the inner ring of the bearing. i cant find a way to get that off.

 

You don't need to get at it - just pull the whole pulley off as a unit. It can be difficult. Have you started soaking the compressor nosepiece with penetrating oil?

 

i tried it once before but didn't really get into. i was already frustrated with the thing and by the time i thought of it i had pretty much already given up. guess ill give a go at it whenever i get a chance at it. thanks for being patient with me and helping with suggestions.