2007 F-150, 4.2 V6
I need the EXACT air gap for the a/c clutch. I don't want "A match book thickness, credit card thickness, or a Mead notebook thickness." I know all of these methods. I need to know what Ford states the air gap must be!
THANKS!

 

.014 - .026" for an 07 F150.

It will usually work okay up into .040 to .050 but will start getting intermittent as the gap increases.

 

Thank you so much.
Back in January 2019 l thought my a/c clutch and pulley were bad. There was a horrible squealing coming from my engine. So, my cousin and l replaced the pulley and clutch. I set the air gap with a match book (.020"). Turned out it was the cam SYNCHRONIZER that was bad. But, l think my air gap setting came back and bit me in the **** today! My a/c clutch, pulley, and coil, all fried today. Either that, or the coil fried and fried the other 2 parts. Man, talk about loud and crunchy sounding! And, the clutch was throwing sparks! I pulled the clutch and reinstalled my old clutch (thank God l keep old parts) in order for the engine to run. The front of the pulley (the magnetic rings?) were falling off. I could also see/feel/smell the coil wire was FRIED.
BTW, I'm waiting for the pulley and coil to come in. I ordered the aforementioned parts from a parts guy l know at a Ford dealership. He warrantied the clutch and pulley, and l ordered a new coil from him. Cost, $49+shipping ($8.00). Man, l got lucky he warrantied the clutch and pulley.

 

Here are some more pics of the fried coil. You can see the melted coil housing protruding from the back side of the pulley, near the compressor. The other pic is of one of the magnetic rings ? that fell off from the front of the pulley where the clutch engages.
Opinions?

 

I had to have a new loaded compressor (clutch, coil, pulley included) installed.
My son works for a Ford dealership. The shop foreman did the install for $100.

 

Excellent point of view Here!