Air Con Compressor Failed For Good.

[dodge]

Hi All

 

Not been on the forum for some time as my old Mk1 1.9 Tdi Gall had been behaving well up until Sunday.

To cut a painful saga short the A/C compressor has done gone bust in a big way and i don

[gregers]

i think theres a compressor up for sale on ebay at the moment.

[dodge]

i think theres a compressor up for sale on ebay at the moment.

 

 

Hi, yes there is but i will also need to replace the condenser and receiver dryer as the system is contaminated and the Mk1 condesers dont flush well due to the small size of the tubes in the core. No budget at the moment hence im looking to leave the compresser off and fit what i think is the missing idler.

 

dodge

[dodge]

So,

 

I managed to get an A/C clutch bearing and got the Gall running again last week with the compressor just acting as an idler for the belt. It seems you need to change the alternator mount bracket to a non A/C version to get the correct idler; a bearing for