[Shotimes] "remanufactured" A/C clutch impressions

Adam J. Green ajgreen@epix.net
Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:30:09 -0400


Didn't take any notice, mine did have rivits, maybe sticking out 1/4 of an
inch. I have no luck with a/c, so I had the stealer do it for me. 375
bucks... yeah... I know... my ass still hurts.. :) But anyway, my a/c works
great and I had it installed the end of april.

        -Adam

www.geocities.com/greentaurussho

Adam J. Green
'94 MTX
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To: "SHOTimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [Shotimes] "remanufactured" A/C clutch impressions


> Thanks for your input, Adam.  How long has your remanufactured clutch been
installed?  Did you happen to notice how far the rivets were from the clutch
surface?  No problems with the gap?  Maybe I'll understand it better when I
remove the old one, but I still can't get how the gap will be correct when
both clutch surfaces (hub and pulley) have been ground down.  By the way,
mine has Ford part numbers on all the parts and they look like they were
made by Nippondenso.
>
> Frank Whittle
> '95 ATX
> -------Original Message-------
> From: "Adam J. Green" <ajgreen@epix.net>
> Sent: 07/03/03 06:33 AM
> To: fwhittle@mindspring.com, SHOTimes <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] "remanufactured" A/C clutch impressions
>
> >
> > This is the IDENTICAL clutch I put on my SHO. It was from autozone, and
it
> was 99.99. It works awesome. I've had no problems, and even better, I
> can't
> feel it engaging anymore cause it dosen't put much strain on the engine. I
> had good luck with mine. I thought it looked different too, and I was a
> little worried about it since it wasn't a ford item, and I have the worst
> luck with A/C, but this clutch from AZ worked great!
>
>             -Adam
>
> www.geocities.com/greentaurussho
>
> Adam J. Green
> '94 MTX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <fwhittle@mindspring.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 6:41 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] "remanufactured" A/C clutch impressions
>
>
> > Ok, I got my Remanufactured A/C clutch, Factory Air 48853, from
> Autozone.com.  I think it looks horrible and I don't trust it.  They
> simply
> resurfaced the hub and pulley surfaces, and not very well.  The clutch
> surface now is not very high above the rivets, and having looked at the
> clutch on my A/C, it's worn down to the rivets already.  Another thing I
> don't understand:  If both pieces are resurfaced and metal taken off, how
> would I achieve the correct gap between the hub and pulley?  It seems even
> leaving out both the shims, there would be an excessive gap.  Anyone have
> any comments about remanufactured A/C clutches?  Mark N.--You said you've
> had good results with Autozone clutches, is that brand-new, or
> "remanufactured"?  They didn't offer new units on their website.  I guess
> I'll spend the extra 30 dollars or so for a new unit.
> >
> > Frank Whittle
> > '95 ATX
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