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Originally Posted by earnedit3

...a small tank with a moving arm that has a white tube coming out of it at the very top left hand corner of the engine compartment...

https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/...5.8l-right.jpg

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Originally Posted by earnedit3

There is space between the clutch and face plate. ... Probably about a dime thick or more.

That's why your bearings are toasted. Did you look at those diagrams & specs in their captions?

So that's what the coffee can lying under my hood is.....
:thumbsup: Steve83!

I know this thread is a little old but I must give thanks where it is due. I had the same problem with my 89. The diagram of the compresser and clutch really helped alot :thumbsup:. It was the bearing in the clutch that was toasted and making all the nosie. Switched it up with a new one and then figured out that the bearings in my compresser are sezied :mad: which killed the truck everytime I tried to put the A/C on. So I'm going the cheap way and just took the hub off and disconnected the plug for the A/C, it'll have to do for now. With summer just around the corner I'll just drive a little faster with all the windows down :rocker: