Ok my truck started making a werid noise the other day and it was diagnosed as the ac compessor clutch...so i let it sit for a couple days and i started this morning...no noise at all...i want to make sure its the clutch how can i tell when theres no noise...are there loose pieces...mine right now has a metal piece thats the second piece back on the cluttch and its loose and i can move it...please help me out i dont want to tale it off if its not necessary.

 

Replace the clutch hub. Buy a Motorcraft replacement part.

 

Ok so i didnt listen and am trying to take the whole thing off....i got the pully but cannot get the coil off....is there a trick or something to get that off

 

Put the compressor on your work bench and use the proper puller.

 

sounds like a good idea....except I am not taking it off the truck.....any other ideas for me?

 

3-jaw puller should do it.

 

The only way a 3-jaw puller will work is to put the compressor on your workbench.

 

Did you test the coil to see if it worked or not? Using a light piece of steel turn on the ac switch and you should have a magnetic pull on the steel. Was your clutch worn out? Was the bearing on the pulley dragging, burnt?

 

Quite a hassle removing the compressor. Paying somebody to discharge, then you have to replace the accumulator since the system was open, then paying somebody to recharge. Removing the compressor makes a relatively simple job turn more expensive and complicated than it needs to be.

If there's a clearance issue with using a small 3-jaw puller, the solution is to unbolt the compressor from the bracket, but leave the lines connected. I doubt there'd be a real clearance issue though in a full-size truck after removing the fan and shroud.